Nurgaliev: Crime threatens Russia, Belarus economies

Crime is a real threat to the efficient development of the Russian and Belarusian economies, Russia's interior minister Rashid Nurgalieve said when opening the united collegiums of the two countries' interior ministries.
Almost 500,000 economic crimes were detected in Russia last year alone, he said. According to Nurgaliev, the economic cooperation between Russia and Belarus will depend on fighting the crimes efficiently, reports the Russian news agency Itar-TASS.