Azerbaijani citizen in Transbaikalia seized gold bullion in the amount of 11 million rubles (300 thousand manatas), Russian media write.
The investigation and the court established that from November to December 2021, a citizen of Azerbaijan agreed with the Transbaikalian to acquire 23 ingots of pure gold with a total mass of more than 2.5 kg. The specified ingots were made by a resident of the Kalgan district of gold of unknown origin, found after the death of his father in his housing.
The actions of attackers were suppressed by law enforcement officials during an illegal transaction to transfer precious metal in Chita, all gold bars were seized.
The court found the defendants in the criminal case guilty and imposed a punishment for them to imprison for a period of 1 year 6 months conditionally with a trial period for the same period, as well as a fine of 100 thousand rubles to each. The seized gold is turned into state revenue. The verdict did not enter into legal force.