Five illegally registered 3000 migrants

Members of an organized crime group have been detained in Russia for the illegal registration of foreigners.

According to Russian media, employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia have disrupted the activities of an organized crime group that illegally legalized more than three thousand foreign citizens.

According to operatives, the criminal scheme was implemented by officials from a recruitment agency and a construction organization in Moscow. In total, law enforcement detained five suspects.

Fictitious organizations, or so-called “one-day firms,” were registered under a front person and existed only on paper. In practice, foreign citizens worked in the construction company.

During searches of residential and office premises, fake employment contracts, seals of fictitious organizations, computer equipment, communication devices, and other items of evidential value were seized.

Earlier, the official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Irina Volk, reported that the suspects in organizing illegal migration were detained by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Moscow based on forged employment documents from a one-day firm, where foreigners registered and extended their stay in Russia.

Criminal proceedings have been initiated by investigative authorities on the grounds of a crime provided for by part two of Article 322.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (organization of illegal migration).

It is still unknown what fate awaits the three thousand migrants whose documents are now deemed invalid. It is not specified whether any of them are natives of Tajikistan.

Recently, large-scale raids involving law enforcement agencies have continued across Russia in places where migrants gather, including cafes, markets, hostels, and dormitories. During inspections, police officers often treat migrants harshly, being rude and insulting during document checks, and, according to eyewitness reports, in some cases, they use physical force.

In Moscow alone, there have been 7,632 raids in the past nine months, after which a significant number of migrants were expelled from the country.