Operatives detained two foreign nationals in Kyiv during an attempt to steal about 5 million dollars from an apartment, the National Police of Ukraine (NPU) reports.
How the theft was planned
According to the police, two foreign nationals living in the capital learned through acquaintances that a large sum of foreign currency was kept in the home of a resident of the Kirovohrad region. The conspirators’ target was an official of one of the local farming enterprises.
The perpetrators allegedly offered two officers of the Department of Strategic Investigations in the Kyiv region of the National Police of Ukraine (DSR NPU) to join the conspiracy. They asked the officers to stage the arrest of the “victim”, obtain the apartment keys and hand them over to the accomplices, promising to split the money half and half.
How the detention took place
Law-enforcement officers, under the direction of operatives from the Kyiv regional office of the Department of Internal Security of the National Police of Ukraine (DVB) and their leadership, staged the arrest of the arranged “target.” When the perpetrators went to put the plan into effect, they were detained near the entrance with the involvement of officers from the DVB rapid response unit.
During searches, investigators seized about one million dollars, weapons, a baseball bat and tools for opening locks from the suspects. The police say that during preparations they carried out “reconnaissance” to bypass the apartment’s security system.
On the charges and legal process
Investigators of the Kyiv region police notified the suspects of suspicion under Part 5 of Article 185 (Theft) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. They were detained under Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine.
The accomplices face up to twelve years’ imprisonment with confiscation of property. Procedural supervision is being carried out by the Kyiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office; the investigation is ongoing.
