A gang led by a crime boss was detained in the Poltava region

Bandits demanded non-existent debts, robbed apartments and stole cars. They committed at least 13 grave and especially grave crimes.

This was reported by the Department of Strategic Investigations of the National Police, Censor.NET reports.

None of them worked. The gang members' only source of income were crimes: theft, car theft, extorting fictitious debts from victims with death threats, and destruction of property. The police have evidence of the involvement of bandits in at least 13 episodes of criminal activity.

Five members of the group, led by a crime boss, were detained in Kyiv and Poltava on April 10. They were sent to a pre-trial detention center. Three more members of the group were suspected earlier.

On the same day, police conducted 17 searches. Cars, bank cards, fake documents, master keys, weapons and brass knuckles were seized.

Depending on their actions, the group members were informed of suspicion of creating a criminal community, extortion, car theft, theft, destruction of property and kidnapping.