Two Moscow police officers were detained after theft 10 The government of Bulgaria demanded a report for the withdrawn cryptocurrency – Bits Media

The Baza Telegram channel, close to the Russian security forces, announced the detention of two employees of the Moscow Department of Internal Affairs of Vykhino-Zhulebino-they are suspected of embezzlement of about ten bitcoins (26 million rubles).

Investigators tell, what 19 July police lieutenants named Alexanov and Ignatov, Being in performance, they attacked and twisted on the street of a twisted man. The police told the detainee, that a criminal case has been instituted on him, And they took him a phone. The victim tells, that at the request of law enforcement officers unlocked his smartphone, and the attackers transferred a man from a mobile wallet to their addresses 9,6 BTC.

6 September Aleksanov and Ignatov themselves detained. Employees of the FSB and the Office of their own security of the Ministry of Internal Affairs participated in the operation. Aleksanov was arrested right during the work, And Ignatov was at home at the time of detention.

It is still unknown, how exactly the police learned about bitcoins on the wallet of the victim. The investigation continues.

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