€10,000 for helping them escape: people smuggler who was hiding draft dodgers under bonnet of car has been detained in Mykolaiv region. VIDEO
In the Mykolaiv region, border guards, in collaboration with the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the National Police, have uncovered a network involved in the illegal smuggling of conscripts to Romania. For €10,000, the organiser hid his ‘clients’ in a specially fitted compartment under the roof of a minibus.
According to Censor.NET, this was reported by the State Border Guard Service.
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In the Mykolaiv region, border guards, together with the SBU and the National Police, have uncovered a network illegally smuggling conscripts into Romania via routes bypassing official border crossings.
A 44-year-old resident of Chernivtsi charged €10,000 for his services and hid his "clients" in a specially fitted compartment above the seats of the minibus.
- The organiser was detained whilst transporting one of the "clients".
- During searches, a car, a mobile phone, forged documents, cash and other evidence were seized.
- He was informed that he is suspected of committing a criminal offence.
