Members of the Russian criminal group received sentences in the case of alcohol production

In Kaliningrad, the court convicted 12 members of an organized criminal group engaged in the illegal production and trafficking of alcoholic beverages. The sentence was handed down on October 15, 2026. This is reported by the Investigative Department of the IC in the Kaliningrad region.

All convicts were sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 1 to 3 years 6 months with serving in a general regime correctional colony, as well as fines in the amount of 125 to 800 thousand rubles.

The organizer (financial director) was appointed 3 years 6 months in prison and a fine of 800 thousand rubles.

The former police captain, who was engaged in escorting cargo, received 3 years in prison, a fine of 700 thousand rubles and was deprived of a special rank.

Two Mercedes 814 trucks were confiscated from one of the convicts.

The investigation established that in 2019 the group was formed on the basis of the enterprise, which had previously suspended its license.

Accomplices organized a full cycle of production, illegally used other people's trademarks and sold unmarked products.

The total income of the group exceeded 5 million rubles, and the damage to copyright holders was estimated at more than 1.1 million rubles.

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