The FSB reported the arrest of 23 people in connection with the illegal immigration organization. 106 criminal cases were opened against the head of a sewing factory in the city of Shakhty, Rostov region, and his partners. The arrests took place in the Perm, Rostov, Novgorod and Ivanovo regions. According to the intelligence service, the heads of several companies organized "an interregional criminal community that worked to ensure the functioning of the illegal immigration channel and the theft of budget funds." Migrants entered Russia to work in garment manufacturing on business visas or visas of qualified specialists. "In addition, the suspects declared a fictitious recruitment of high-quality foreign experts at a salary of 250,000 rubles per month. In fact, foreign workers did not have the appropriate qualifications for the declared specialties, and their monthly salary was 60 thousand rubles. Thus, the suspects inflated the cost of fulfilling the contract," the FSB said.

The FSB reported the arrest of 23 people in connection with the illegal immigration organization. 106 criminal cases were opened against the head of a sewing factory in the city of Shakhty, Rostov region, and his partners. The arrests took place in the Perm, Rostov, Novgorod and Ivanovo regions. According to the intelligence service, the heads of several companies organized "an interregional criminal community that worked to ensure the functioning of the illegal immigration channel and the theft of budget funds." Migrants entered Russia to work in garment manufacturing on business visas or visas of qualified specialists. "In addition, the suspects declared a fictitious recruitment of high-quality foreign experts at a salary of 250,000 rubles per month. In fact, foreign workers did not have the appropriate qualifications for the declared specialties, and their monthly salary was 60 thousand rubles. Thus, the suspects inflated the cost of fulfilling the contract," the FSB said.