In the early 90s, when representatives of the new government did not hesitate to make friends with criminal authorities, the Podolsk organized crime group was one of the most influential and authoritative structures in the criminal world of Russia. Its number also inspired confidence: about two dozen leaders and fifty thousand people who are ready to fulfill any order from above.
History of creation
Podolsk criminal group is the brainchild of a man who is known as Sergey Lalakin. But some claim that it was not he who specifically stood at the origins of the creation of the gang that operated on the territory of Podolsky and several other areas of the Moscow Region. Sergey Lalakin only consolidated several criminal cells into one whole.
But it was under him that the Podolsk organized criminal group began to gain strength. But initially her sphere of activity was not much different from the sphere of activity of other gangs. In the early 90s, almost all groups began with the game of "thimbles" and racketeering. Subsequently, many of the "Podolsky" were sentenced for extortion. The above gang went through the same problems as other criminal gangs. The struggle for power repeatedly flared up inside the structure, but Sergey Lalakin, nicknamed Luchok, became the winner in it. They say that he received it for what he once moonlighted at a vegetable base. What is known about him?
Leader
It is difficult to find any details of the biography of criminal authorities of the 90s era. Today, those who survived are respectable businessmen who own restaurants, hotels, shopping centers and other assets. And in this sense, Sergey Lalakin (Luchok) is no exception.
However, even in the years of formation at the helm of the Podolsk organized criminal group, he chose the image of a law-abiding businessman. But that was later. And first he graduated from high school, then vocational school. Then Sergey Nikolayevich Lalakin repaid his homeland, having served in the army in landing.
Labor activity
After demobilization, he worked for a while as a butcher, then worked at a vegetable base and sold onions. But the young man received his first major income doing something else. And by no means legal. Lalakin Sergey Nikolaevich chose one or another currency exchange office, approached it and suggested people make an exchange at a favorable rate. All the salt of the enterprise was that in the bundle of money that Luchok gave in exchange for dollars, only the upper and lower bills were real. But after a while this occupation bored him, Lalakin switched to racketeering. By that time, he managed to rally the team around him, so knocking out the money was not a difficult task.
So there was Podolsk organized crime group. Most of his subordinates were young people without work. Initially, they were led by Sergey Popov (nickname - Pop), but he sat down for extortion, and the young Urkagans found themselves under the authority of another authority - Nikolai Ignatov.
But even after some time he retired, and Luchka managed to rally the youth, who favored the well-known Moscow authority Otari Kvantrishvili.
Things are going uphill
By the mid-90s, the Podolsk organized criminal group had become a strong and authoritative organization. By that time, she controlled the business not only in Podolsky, but also in the Serpukhov, Chekhov regions of the Moscow Region. Commercial outlets located in these territories, including shops, banks, oil companies, production centers, paid Podolsky tribute. Seriously, the authority of Sergey Lalakin was strengthened, to the opinion of which both Otari Kvantrishvili and Yaponchik began to listen.
The figure of Solodovnikov
It is known that Luchok often used the services of law enforcement agencies to expand the business horizon, not at no cost, of course. For example, a great public outcry was caused by the connection of the leader of the Podolsk organized criminal group with a certain Sergei Solodovnikov, who headed the 5th section of the Moscow Region Threat Office. Some sources claim that this official in uniform was Luchka's right hand. The result of cooperation between Solodovnikov and Podolsky was the protection of commercial companies whose profile was the purchase of imported consumer goods and food products.
Moreover, Solodovnikov himself declared that he was a friend of Sergei Lalakin, positioning himself as a philanthropist, and categorically rejected rumors about his criminal affairs.
Who is he today?
It is noteworthy that at present Sergey Lalakin is a law-abiding citizen and a successful entrepreneur. He proudly bears the title of Honorary Resident of the city of Podolsk. The businessman is a co-founder of several large commercial structures, including: Central International Tourist Complex, Orkado, Metropol, Anis, Soyuzkontrakt. He is the owner of the football club "Vityaz". Sergey Nikolaevich heads the board of trustees of the Heritage Foundation. Even in the early 2000s, he actively began to engage in charity work.