The financial police stopped the illegal activities of Minsk residents who helped Belarusian citizens obtain Schengen visas, BELTA reports with reference to the State Control Committee.
Three residents of Minsk organized illegal activities, thanks to which citizens of Belarus were granted the right of multiple entry into the territory of Schengen countries.
Under the pretext of Belarusians participating in various events dedicated to historical and cultural events of past centuries, the "entrepreneurs" submitted documents to the Lithuanian and Polish embassies to obtain multiple-entry visas for their clients, presenting them as members of historical clubs. Thus, the embassy employees were not informed of the real purpose of Belarusians' trips abroad.
The State Control Committee also reported that the payments to the scammers were made in foreign currency in the amount of 20 to 200 euros, depending on the visa validity period. To date, 26 cases of transactions have been proven, although it is assumed that there could have been many more.
The perpetrators were brought to administrative responsibility for illegally accepting currency as a means of payment.
