On September 7, Vitebsk /Olga Bogacheva - BELTA/. A currency dealer has been detained in Vitebsk, the information and public relations department of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the regional executive committee informed the BELTA correspondent. Employees of the Anti-Corruption and Fraud Directorate of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee and the Anti-Corruption and Fraud Department of the Pervomaisky District of Vitebsk detained a 28-year-old unemployed man near the "Omega" shopping center for violating the procedure for conducting currency exchange operations. $710, about 500 euros, almost Br150 million, and 22 thousand Russian rubles were seized from the Vitebsk resident. It was also established that from July to September, the illegal activity allowed the man to earn about Br100 million. In this regard, a criminal case has been initiated against him under Part 2 of Article 233 of the Criminal Code, which provides for up to five years of imprisonment. -0-

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