Penza, 17 March 2022. PenzaNews. A resident of Penza, born in 2004, faces imprisonment for up to one year for stealing a bottle of whiskey worth more than 700 roubles from a store.

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“Police officers found out that earlier this citizen had been subjected to administrative punishment for a similar offense under Article 7.27 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation, “Pilferage”,” the message posted on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Penza region says.

It also adds that the intruder confessed.

“A criminal case has been initiated on the grounds of a crime under Article 158.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation,” the press release says.