Penza, 4 June 2017. PenzaNews. Ferrous metal scrap weighing about 500 kilograms was stolen from territory of a closed children's camp located in the Penza area of the Penza region. This was reported by the press service of the regional department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation on Sunday, June 4.

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"District police officers together with the security staff of the camp detained two residents of Penza aged 24 and 27 on suspicion of committing the offence. One of them had been found criminally liable before," the department explained.

The press service added that the suspects confessed to the crime.

"Investigation on the fact of theft is conducted," the department explained.