Police officers detained two citizens of Kyrgyzstan in Yaroslavl, suspected of illegal circulation of payment instruments and the use of fake documents. The Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the region reported.
«Officers of the Center for Combating Extremism detained two foreign citizens involved in the illegal circulation of means of payment and the use of fake documents in Yaroslavl,» the statement says.
The police found out that the suspects, when visiting a bank branch to open bank accounts and obtain cards, presented deliberately false identification documents made using copying equipment.
Subsequently, the issued bank cards were intended to be provided to third parties for the unlawful implementation of banking operations for the receipt, issuance and transfer of funds, which could lead to the illegal withdrawal of funds into uncontrolled circulation.
Based on the collected materials, criminal cases were initiated under Article 327 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation «Forgery, production or circulation of fake documents, state awards, stamps, seals or forms» and Part 2 of Art. 187 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation «Illegal circulation of means of payment.»
The Kirov District Prosecutor’s Office supported the investigation’s requests for a preventive measure in the form of detention of Kyrgyzstanis. It is known that they are 22 and 26 years old.
According to local media, the men arrived in Russia in April 2024 and purchased fake identification cards of citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic.
