All the detainees were taken to the Pozharsky Department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, where they were fingerprinted and checked for operational records. In relation to foreign citizens, police officers made administrative violation reports according to Part 2 of Article 18.8 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, which establishes liability for violation of the rules of entry into the Russian Federation or the residence regime, manifested in a discrepancy between the purposes of entry and the activities actually performed. The sanctions of this article stipulate a fine of up to five thousand rubles and administrative expulsion from the country. An investigation is currently underway, based on the results of which a decision will be made to open a criminal case in connection with the commission of an environmental crime.