I was wearing the uniform of a police officer, holding the rank of police lieutenant at that time.
The driver went to the truck's cabin, and I heard a voice behind me: "Slavik, it's me, I'm carrying sugar."
Turning around, I saw a green Moskvich-2141 car near my vehicle.
Yusuf Krymshamkhalov, whom I knew previously, and a man previously unknown to me, whom I later identified from a photograph as Adam Dekkushev, were walking towards me.
Krymshamkhalov and Dekkushev approached the Kamaz truck I was standing near.
I told Krymshamkhalov that there were no problems; I would check the documents for the vehicle and the cargo.
Krymshamkhalov told me they were transporting sugar to a base located on Fomenko Street.
I asked where they were bringing the sugar from, to which Krymshamkhalov replied that they were bringing the sugar from the city of Cherkessk.
The driver of the Kamaz truck presented the vehicle documents:
The technical passport and driver's license.
Documents for the transported sugar: a waybill and a certificate of conformity.
The driver also presented some other documents—either a power of attorney or a trip ticket, but I do not remember exactly which ones.
After reviewing the documents and ensuring they were in order, I suggested opening the doors of the truck's cargo bed.
Krymshamkhalov and Dekkushev went with me to the rear of the vehicle.
The driver opened the metal doors.
Inside the truck bed were light brown bags.
The bed was completely filled with bags—to the top and almost to the doors.
The bags were neatly stacked on top of each other, and tags sewn onto them were visible.
There was a little spilled sugar on the floor of the truck bed.
After I inspected the truck bed, Dekkushev, Krymshamkhalov, and I walked back to our cars.
The Kamaz driver closed the cargo doors and drove off after a while.
After the Encounter
When we reached the cars, Dekkushev began praising his Moskvich car to me.
He told me about the advantages of this car and even opened the hood to show me the engine.
I chatted with Dekkushev and Krymshamkhalov about cars for about 2–5 minutes.
Afterward, I got into my car and drove to DPS Post No. 1 at the entrance to the city of Kislovodsk.
I did not notice where Dekkushev and Krymshamkhalov went, but the Kamaz had previously driven along Kalinina Street in Kislovodsk towards the base.
I did not stop anywhere on the way to the DPS post.
I do not remember exactly what I did in the afternoon.
Vehicle Condition
I did not pay much attention to the technical condition of the Kamaz truck, but I think one windshield was cracked, though it was in place.
I saw the vehicle from the front, back, and the driver's side door.
The parts of the cabin and truck bed I saw were intact.
The technical condition of the vehicle was satisfactory.
Reporting the Incident
After this incident, I never saw Krymshamkhalov, Dekkushev, or the driver of the Kamaz truck again.
After I saw the wanted posters for Krymshamkhalov, Dekkushev, and the Kamaz driver, I contacted the head of the MOB (Public Security Police) of the Kislovodsk OVD (Department of Internal Affairs), S.N. Remorenko, and reported everything I knew regarding the transportation of sugar by Krymshamkhalov and Dekkushev.
After that, Remorenko and I went to the head of the SKM (Criminal Police Service) of the Kislovodsk OVD, G.I. Kaimin, to whom I also reported everything I knew.