The Russian National Guard officers interrupted a concert by the Uzbek pop singer Jaloliddin Akhmadaliev in Solontsy village of Krasnoyarsk Krai, which was taking place at the Korona restaurant, where over 600 guests had gathered.
The video footage surfaced on social media security forces conducting identity checks and searches with the use of sniffer dogs. Several men were formed into a chain and escorted out of the banquet hall.
According to the department, the raid was aimed at identifying aliens illegally residing in Russia, as well as individuals potentially involved in drug trafficking. A total of 620 people were checked, including 210 aliens. No prohibited items or substances were found.
Twenty-six Uzbek nationals were taken to Yemelyanov district police department for further investigation. It was later revealed that eight of them were in the country illegally.
