A criminal case has been initiated against an illegal ferrous metal collector from Polotsk

April 4, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. An illegal ferrous metal collector from Polotsk has been brought to criminal liability, the UBEEP of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee's Internal Affairs Directorate informed a BELTA correspondent. In fact, throughout the past year (from January 21 to December 14), a 38-year-old officially unemployed resident of Polotsk, without registration in the manner prescribed by law and a special permit, was engaged in the collection of scrap and waste of ferrous metals, which he then handed over to VITEBSKVTORCHERMET UP. The income received by the man during this time amounted to over Br43 million. A criminal case has been initiated against the Polotsk resident under Part 1 of Article 233 of the Criminal Code of Belarus for illegal entrepreneurial activity, associated with obtaining income in a large amount, the punishment for which provides for up to three years of imprisonment. -0-