Moscow Police General and Gas Station Executives Arrested in Fuel Theft Scheme
Investigators say seven suspects face large-scale embezzlement charges, and EuroTrans shares fell 6% after the arrests, according to Interfax.
- On Monday, Russia's Interior Ministry announced the arrest of Major General Sergei Malkov, two senior police officers, and executives from PJSC EvroTrans, including chairman Igor Martyshov, for allegedly stealing fuel designated for police vehicles.
- EuroTrans, which operates the Trassa chain of 57 gas stations, has struggled since spring 2026 as Ukrainian drone strikes against oil refineries triggered widespread fuel shortages and slashed production to roughly 70%.
- All seven individuals face charges of large-scale embezzlement under Russia's Criminal Code, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for the accused.
- Following the arrests, Malkov, Colonel Alexei Suyarov, and Lieutenant Colonel Anna Levina were dismissed from the force, while EuroTrans shares dropped 6% on the Moscow Exchange.
- By Monday, September 7, 2026, the company had defaulted in full on all bond issues, following earlier bankruptcy threats from Sberbank and Rossiya Bank.
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Moscow Police General and Gas Station Executives Arrested in Fuel Theft Scheme
Law enforcement authorities in the Moscow region have arrested a police general, two senior officers and several corporate executives at a local gas station network accused of stealing fuel designated for police vehicles, Russia’s Interior Ministry said Monday.
EADaily, 7 September 2026. Deputy Head of the Directorate-General of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in Moscow province, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Major General Sergei Malkov, was detained on suspicion of stealing fuel belonging to the police department, as reported by the official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Irina Volk, in his television channel.
Colonel Alexei Suyarov, Lieutenant Colonel Anna Levinova, and Igor Martyshov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of PJSC "Eurotrans," were also detained in the case, along with three members of the company's management, who have already been arrested. The case was announced by Irina Volk, spokeswoman for the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. Fuel belonging to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs was stolen in the Moscow Region. The case …
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