Suspects used several levels of conspiracy.. In the course of the special operation with the participation of employees of the Criminal Investigation Department, special forces of KORD and the plant security services, all 5 members of the group were detained at the crime scene. On their account - about 150 thefts, - reported in the communication department of the police of the Donetsk region.

The attackers worked for about a year. The case went 2-3 times a week, at night.

The author of the scheme was a previously convicted 34-year-old local resident who personally supervised all the actions of the accomplices.. Suspects were carefully preparing for the crime: they studied the plan of the territory of the plant, the train schedule, acquired the form of factory workers.

We stopped at the enterprise in the empty cars. The head of the "operation" served as an observation post on the roof of one of the buildings, while the others made their way into the tunnel to a depth of 6 meters, where the communications of the entire enterprise took place..

With the help of tools, attackers cut a high-voltage cable and then, in the abandoned territory of the plant, burned it. They got out, hiding in the train, and the prepared copper wires were transported, tied to the bottom of the cars.

The performers were in constant contact with the coordinator, therefore, it was impossible to get close to the group. Therefore, it was decided to detain the “invisible” thieves on the way out of the factory..

The robbed intruders dumped in the appointed place, where the train slows down, having previously checked whether there is no ambush. Then the head personally handed over the cables to the scrap metal receiving station, and part of the proceeds he gave to his accomplices.

"The difficulty was that such caches among members of a criminal group for conspiracy were several. Therefore, we overlapped each of them, ”Dmitry Nogin, head of the department of the criminal investigation department of the Donetsk region, said..

The trap worked. Five members of the group, including the leader, were detained at the time of. Some tried to escape, but did not have time to go far.. All of them are residents of Mariupol at the age of 25-34 years.. Four of them - previously convicted.

Cable products were withdrawn from the detainees, as well as the transport in which they were transported.. Those buyers stolen installed.

During the period of criminal activity, the suspects caused damage to the company in excess of 2 million hryvnia..

They are charged with h. 3 st. 185 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine "Theft". The sanction of the article provides for up to 6 years in prison.