in the Smolensk region, a foreigner was detained for attempting to bribe a police officer

In the Smolensk region, as part of the operation “Illegal-2026”, the police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia “Gagarinsky” documented the fact of a corruption crime.

Police officers identified a 45-year-old foreign citizen who worked on the repair of the object without a patent and was in Russia illegally (the term of his registration expired in December 2024).

To avoid administrative expulsion, the man came to the office of the acting chief of police and tried to bribe. Having put his passport with 45,000 rubles on the table, he continued to insist on it even after the police explained to him the illegality of the actions.

The officer refused money and reported the inclination to a corruption crime in the duty unit. Investigators seized banknotes and opened a criminal case under part 3 of article 291 of the criminal code of the Russian Federation (“Giving a bribe”).

The defendant was selected a preventive measure in the form of detention. The sanction of this article provides for up to 8 years of imprisonment.