SRS suspends the activity of a fraudulent group in the field of taxis. 58 cars were arrested

As part of the initiated criminal proceedings, employees of the SRS Tax and Customs Police Department carried out procedural activities in Riga, Jurmala and Salaspils, including ten searches of the residences, offices, legal addresses and cars of the persons involved in the criminal proceedings.

During the searches, evidence important to the criminal process was found and removed, incl. – mobile phones, computers, stamps, data carriers, ID cards of third parties and accounting documents, which will be analyzed in the further course of the pre-trial investigation of the criminal process. Arrests were imposed on 58 cars to secure property issues.

In connection with the activities of the criminal group, the Tax and Customs Police of the SRS has initiated criminal proceedings according to the features of criminal offenses provided for in the second part of Article 218 and the second part of Article 195 of the Criminal Law.

Five persons were arrested for the mentioned criminal offences, three of them were placed in custody.

In the interests of the investigation, more information is not being provided at this time.

According to Article 19 of the Law on Criminal Procedure, no person is considered guilty until he is found guilty of committing a criminal offense in accordance with the procedures specified in the Law on Criminal Procedure.