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 took on the role of chief Pacific Fleet FSB counterintelligence officer. During his tenure in this position, he launched an investigation into journalist Captain Grigory Pasko, charging him with possessing and storing allegedly classified documents from the Pacific Fleet, as well as sharing them with Japanese media outlets.