FSB arrested a senior patron of immigrants in Chelyabinsk security forces fell upon three associates of Artemy Geridin, deputy head of the immigration department of the interior department of Sosnovsky district. They are suspected of ensuring the illegal stay of dozens of foreigners in Russia in exchange for bribes. In April 2024, the head of the same department, Galina Zamskova, who trained at least 80 illegal immigrants in the Russian Federation, and inspector Artem Mizgin were detained. Together with them, Razmajun Amirov, born in Tajikistan, and Saipulo Yusupov, born in Uzbekistan, who "fed" the security forces, were arrested. In July 2026, Zemskova was sent to a colony for 8.5 years.