Two Crimeans stole 21 paintings from a sanatorium in Kislovodsk. There will be a trial

CrimeaPRESS reports:

Employees of the Main Directorate for Criminal Investigation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, together with colleagues from the Stavropol Main Directorate and the city of Kislovodsk, detained two residents of Crimea. They are suspected of stealing works of artshe wrote in Telegram channel.

Volk said that the target of the attackers was the paintings of several artists that were exhibited in the sanatorium. They learned that they could be sold at a profit and came to Kislovodsk.

At night, an accomplice entered the health facility through an unlocked utility room. He removed 21 canvases from the stretchers and carried them out. According to preliminary estimates, the damage amounted to more than 2 million rubles, notes a representative of the department.

According to her, the attackers took the paintings to Crimea and left them for safekeeping with a friend. As a result of the search, the stolen property was confiscated. A criminal case was initiated under Part 4 of Art. 158 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (theft). The defendants in the case have been arrested. One of the detainees admitted in the published video that he “climbed the fence, entered the premises, removed the paintings, took them away and took them out.”

To sell and make moneyexplained the second detainee.

source: TASS