A traffic police officer in Novosibirsk has been detained on suspicion of accepting a bribe. The Dzerzhinsky District Court of Novosibirsk ordered the detention of Sergei Sinelnik until July 23, 2025.

Sinelnik, who served as the commander of the second platoon of the first company of the second battalion of the DPS traffic police regiment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for Novosibirsk, is accused of accepting 50,000 rubles from a Porsche Cayenne driver in February. The bribe was allegedly given to avoid the creation of an administrative protocol for driving without a license. An amount of 40,000 rubles was also mentioned during the investigation.

The Internal Security Department of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Novosibirsk Region uncovered the alleged illegal activity through operational search measures. The collected materials have been sent to the investigative authorities.

If Sinelnik’s guilt is proven, he will be dismissed from his position and face further punishment. The court decision has not yet taken legal effect. This incident comes shortly after the head of the regional Department of Private Security of the National Guard was also taken into custody on bribery charges.