19 Detained in Minsk District in Case Involving Money from Phone Scam Victims

In the Minsk district, 19 people were detained in connection with a scheme involving money from victims of phone scams. Members of the group retrieved cash from hiding places left by deceived individuals and then converted the money into cryptocurrency. Couriers received $100–300 per delivery and could collect up to six caches per day. Authorities seized about 450,000 rubles in various currencies, froze $63,000 in crypto assets, and confiscated 8 vehicles.