This 2003 memorandum from the Moscow UBOP reports on an investigation into a large cache of contraband Chinese goods linked to an Azerbaijani criminal group. The document alleges that the Koptevo Prosecutor's Office, having received a 100,000 USD bribe, began pressuring UBOP officers and illegally initiated criminal case No. 22259 against them. Notably, the report claims that corrupt officials within the FSB and MVD are involved in these efforts to protect the criminal group's interests. While it does not directly reference the 1999 apartment bombings or the Ryazan incident, it documents allegations of systemic corruption and the involvement of the FSB in shielding illegal activities during this period. The document highlights significant inter-agency friction and claims of judicial manipulation by security services.