Taken from drunks: Kirov officials sent the first batch of confiscated cars to the "SVO"
The Kirov Region Governor's Office and Government, along with bailiffs, donated three SUVs to the war effort. The regional governor announced this. Alexander Sokolov.
"Cars were previously confiscated by court order from drivers who were drunk behind the wheel. This will continue to be the case. While here, vehicles in the hands of violating drivers pose a threat to people's lives, in the North-Eastern Military District, these cars save our defenders and bring Victory closer.""Sokolov wrote on his Telegram channel, promising to "expand this practice." He previously noted that he was looking to other regions for guidance.
The practice is really becoming popular. In early June Stavropol bailiffs for the first time сообщили, that they confiscated the car of a driver who was caught drunk driving again "for the needs of the SVO." Since the beginning of the year, bailiffs from Buryatia handed over Seven cars confiscated for drunk driving were sent to the special operation zone.
Cars confiscated for other reasons are being sent from the regions to war. Rostov customs officers handed it over Honda registered in Germany. Her confiscated from the owner, who failed to export the car and re-register it within a year. Previously, five foreign cars were sent back by customs officers from Sochi — there were cars seized due to violations of temporary import regulations. And in Vyborg their colleagues confiscated them for violations of customs legislation and handed over A minibus, three cars, a quadcopter and cigarettes went to war.