In the Krasnoyarsk Territory, a couple of cohabitants were caught cheating at self-service checkouts (video)

In Zelenogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Territory, a criminal case was opened against a man and a woman who regularly stole goods from a supermarket using self-service checkouts.

A representative of the retail chain contacted the police. During the audit, it was found that the attackers scanned only part of the purchases during checkout, mostly those with low prices. And they put most of the goods in a bag without going through the cash register.

Law enforcement officers identified the suspects – they turned out to be cohabitants, 58 and 60 years old.

“The couple acted in concert, by prior agreement, systematically committing thefts. So, with the actual cost of goods being about 3 thousand rubles, they paid only 200-300 rubles. Police officers identified three similar facts. The total amount of damage caused exceeded 8 thousand rubles,” the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs said.

According to Part 2 of Art. 158 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Theft committed by a group of people “preliminary conspiracy” the defendants may be punished a fine of up to 200 thousand rubles; or compulsory, corrective or forced labor; or imprisonment for a term of up to 5 years. Moreover, they will have to compensate for damage caused to the trading network.

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