“Officers of the Russian MIA General Administration for Saint Petersburg and the Leningrad Region together with colleagues from the Russian MIA General Administration of Criminal Investigation and the regional administration of the Russian FSB detained the 41-year old local of Saint Petersburg – director general of a business entity,” said Russian MIA official representative Irina Volk.

According to the information available, the detainee was involved in forgery and disposing of counterfeit money. He had repeatedly bought fake five-thousand banknotes through the Internet and applied additional security features thereon. Then, the malefactor used those banknotes to top up his bank card through an ATM, after which he immediately withdrew real money from the card.

In total, policemen identified 15 cases of his unlawful activity that had resulted in several hundreds of banknotes disposed by the defendant and his income amounting to over 1 million rubles. In the course of the search, the police detected and seized 26 counterfeit five-thousand banknotes and passports of other regions' residents.

The General Investigation Administration of the Russian MIA General Administration for Saint Petersburg and the Leningrad Region initiated criminal cases subject to part 1 Article 186 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.