"Police officers from the unit for combating economic crimes and combating corruption of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Sverdlovsk Region, together with colleagues from the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Yekaterinburg, in hot pursuit identified and detained two suspects - local residents, born in 1978 and 1967", - quotes him as RIA News.
Experts check possible places of production and sale of surrogate alcohol.
According to Gorelykh, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is investigating the circle of connections of the suspects and how long they have been engaged in illegal business.
The exact number of victims of methanol is also being established.
On the evening of October 16, the Investigative Committee confirmed that 18 people died in Yekaterinburg after consuming liquids containing methyl alcohol.
A criminal case was initiated.