It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the representative of the Office of the Prosecutor General's Office for the Far Eastern Federal District.

“The court sentenced the defendant on the totality of crimes to 4 years and 6 months in prison with a fine of 1 million rubles to be served in a strict regime correctional colony,” the agency’s interlocutor said.

Pashov was found guilty of complicity in the smuggling of live crab and evading customs duties.

On March 1, it was reported that the Central District Court of Khabarovsk sent Dmitry Pashov, a deputy of the regional Duma of Sakhalin, under arrest.