Published on: 2026-04-08
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –
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Saint Petersburg, April 8 /Siny UA/ — Police detained two alleged figures of the criminal business in Russia related to the illegal circulation of bank and SIM cards — the leader and a participant — who operated in the territory of several regions of the country. This was reported on Wednesday by the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for Saint Petersburg and the Leningrad Region.
According to data from law enforcement agencies, the criminal scheme was launched in July 2025. One of the detainees, based in Moscow, established communication with anonymous curators via messengers and organized a system for purchasing bank cards and SIM cards registered to third parties in various cities and regions of the country, including Saint Petersburg and Moscow, as well as Moscow, Tula, Bryansk, and Leningrad regions. These cards were used to carry out various illegal financial transactions, and the monthly revenue of the organizer of illegal activities amounted to about 300 thousand rubles.
During the search, the police seized more than 600 bank cards and SIM cards, 19 smartphones containing compromising correspondence and draft records with financial reporting. The police also obtained data on more than a thousand account holders involved in financial schemes. A criminal case has been initiated for illegal circulation of payment funds. –0–
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