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Moscow police detain two colleagues who planned robbery of money collectors

The detainees are from a special task force center

MOSCOW, November 20 (Itar-Tass) — Agents of the Interior Ministry's internal security department detained two police officers who had planned an armed attack on money collectors. The detainees are from a special task force center, city police press service told Itar-Tass.

"The detention was possible thanks to immediate information," the press service reported.

"As a result of search and operation measures, internal security police, jointly with detectives of the Moscow criminal police department, prevented a crime. On Monday night, two special task force officers were detained on suspicion of planning a crime, a Captain and a private," it added.