Police in Vinnytsia Region stopped an alleged smuggling route aimed at illegally getting a conscripted man to Pridnestrovie. Officers halted a car with a passenger in Gaisyn Raion. The 38-year-old driver from Cherkasy Region was detained and later served with a suspicion. Investigators said the scheme was arranged via the Telegram messenger. The price for an alleged illegal crossing was 7,500 US dollars. The driver’s task, according to investigators, was to take a conscripted man from Chernihiv Region to a designated point near the border, from where the man was supposed to travel onward to the so-called Pridnestrovie. The transfer did not take place because law enforcement intervened. During an urgent search, police seized money, a mobile phone, and the vehicle. The man was charged under Part 3 of Article 332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which covers aiding illegal crossing of Ukraine’s state border. The charge carries a maximum penalty of up to nine years in prison. Other people allegedly involved in the scheme are being identified. The operation involved migration police, investigators, and border guards, with procedural oversight by the Tultchyn District Prosecutor’s Office. The case remains at the investigation stage, with the detained driver accused and awaiting further legal steps.