According to the information of the department, the serviceman, with the goal of enriching himself for 19 thousand hryvnia, provided the local resident with a Makarov pistol, a RGD-5 grenade, as well as more than 15 rounds and ammunition.

Police officers arrested during the transfer of weapons. The place and part where the service man is held.

On a given crime, a criminal case has been opened for part 1 of the Criminal Code. 263 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (illegal sale, sale or resale of weapons for personal gain).

The investigation collects additional evidence and evidence to bring the case to trial.

Right now, the prosecutor's office sent a petition to the local district court to elect an interim measure for the perpetrator.

Recall that since the beginning of 2014, the use and sale of weapons in Ukraine has increased three-fold. Mainly because of the conflict in eastern Ukraine.

As reported in the "URA-Inform", recently in Kiev region police were arrested for selling weapons. Law enforcers of Kyiv region, among other things, also engaged in the sale of ammunition.