An underground fish shop with a turnover of almost 12 million rubles was liquidated in Kamchatka.
According to the investigators, the organizer was a 56-year-old businesswoman. She formed a group, recruited her son and her partner, and organized a supply of raw materials.
From January 2023 to October 2025, in the village of Kvalerskoye, Ost-Bulshartz district, there was a workshop where caviar, preserves and frozen fish were produced in unsanitary conditions.
Raw materials were purchased from unidentified suppliers at prices lower than market prices.
To increase the shelf life and attractive appearance, methanamine, a prohibited food additive that causes disorders in the digestive system, was added to the caviar. The finished products were unmarked and sold online.
Over 11 tons of finished products, over 19.5 tons of raw materials and equipment were seized.
A criminal case was opened according to section "a, b", part 4 of art. 171.1 and paragraph "a", part 2 of art. 238 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - production and sale of goods in particularly large quantities that do not meet safety requirements. The investigation is over and the materials have been sent to the prosecutor's office for submission to the court.