Police discovered illegal gasoline production in Tomsk. Fuel, similar to AI-80 and AI-92 gasoline, was sold wholesale to legal entities in Tomsk and the region, as well as to neighboring regions for retail sale.
According to the press service of the regional Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the illegal oil refining production is located at the production sites of the Oktyabrsky district of Tomsk. During the production process the following were used: a chemical laboratory, a filling station, pumps, and installations for mixing components.
The police identified the organizer of the production and seized documents on financial and economic activities.
Based on the results of the audit, it was established that in 2013 the citizen received income worth more than 49 million rubles from the sale of produced fuel.
Based on this fact, a criminal case was initiated under the article “illegal entrepreneurship.”