Кто такие "помогайки" и как они делают бизнес на границе Узбекистана и Казахстана

An emergency occurred at the Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan border. An unknown individual threatened violence against people who refused to pay their toll at the border crossing. The man claimed to be a local authority figure, supposedly entrusted with maintaining order at the border. And there are many such people at the border. They have earned the telling nickname "pomogaiki" (helpers). They have set up an illegal business: for a certain fee, they escort people through the checkpoint without waiting in line.