In 1993, he became the chief of Pacific Fleet FSB counterintelligence. While in this post, he initiated the prosecution of journalist Captain Grigory Pasko on charges of the collection and storage of allegedly classified documents of the Pacific Fleet, as well as their transfer to the Japanese NHK TV company and Asahi Shimbun newspaper. Pasko was arrested in Vladivostok on 20 November 1997, as soon as he had returned from a trip to Japan.
In 1993, he assumed command of Pacific Fleet FSB counterintelligence. While in this capacity, he launched a probe into journalist Captain Grigory Pasko, accusing him of handling and storing sensitive Pacific Fleet documents, which were then shared with Japanese television and newspaper organizations.