Chechen businessman sentenced to 7 years in Kuban for bribery to police

The Tychoretsk city court sentenced an entrepreneur from Chechnya: a man was found guilty of giving a large bribe to a police officer.

The actions of the defendant were qualified under part 4 of Article 291 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - giving a bribe in a large amount committed as part of a group by preliminary conspiracy.

In February 2026, during the transportation of a consignment of goods, MIA officers in the Tikhoretsky district detained and seized 500 unmarked branded wristwatches - they saw signs of illegal trafficking in the products. The inspection was entrusted to the operative of the Department of Economic Security and Anti-Corruption.

To return the seized cargo, the entrepreneur decided to commit a crime to solve the issue of seizure of goods. According to the investigation, on February 11, he personally came to the police department and gave the employee 200 thousand rubles. However, the police reported in advance about the impending bribery to the investigating authorities. As a result, the man was detained right after the transfer of money - during operational-search activities.

In court, the entrepreneur fully admitted his guilt. Taking into account the position of the state prosecutor, the court imposed punishment: 7 years of imprisonment in a strict-security correctional colony and a fine of 600 thousand rubles. Transferred as a bribe 200 thousand rubles confiscated, the press service of the Prosecutor’s office of the Krasnodar region.