During an operative action conducted by the State Security Service and the Uchtepa District Department of the Prosecutor General’s Office, a citizen identified as A. O. was detained for promising paid employment abroad.

The man had gained the trust of citizen B. K. and offered to arrange a job in South Korea for a payment of $7,000. He was caught red-handed receiving $3,500 as an advance payment.

Criminal proceedings have been initiated under Article 168 (Fraud) and Article 211 (Offering a Bribe) of the Criminal Code, and an investigation is underway.