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Counterfeit worth 98 million UAH: BEB exposed production of fake Moncler and Apple products
Detectives of the Territorial Unit of the State Bureau of Economic Security (BEB) in Lviv region uncovered an organized group that had set up the production and distribution of counterfeit clothing, footwear, and headwear bearing the Moncler trademark, as well as earphones and watches presented as Apple products. Eight group members have been notified of suspicion. The amount of damage exceeds 98 million UAH.
The investigation established that since August 2025 the group organizer — an entrepreneur from the town of Busk, Zolochiv district — involved seven other people in the illegal activity, including his wife and accomplices.
Participants had clearly assigned roles. Two suspects controlled sewing workshops where garments were made and counterfeit tags and labels were applied. Others transported fabric, accessories, and finished products between workshops, a warehouse, and retail outlets, and sold the counterfeit goods in a shop in Lviv.
Another participant produced tags and price labels with counterfeit marks for goods and services at his own printing house. The products were advertised and sold via the social network Instagram, the messenger Telegram, the marketplace Prom.ua, and their own online store.
BEB detectives halted the group’s illegal activities. During searches of two stores, a warehouse, two sewing workshops, and the organizer’s residence, counterfeit products as well as equipment and materials for their manufacture were seized.
Group members were notified of suspicion under part 3 of article 229 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (CCU), and an accomplice — under part 5 of article 27 and part 3 of article 229 CCU. The organizer is additionally charged with selling counterfeit electronics under part 2 of article 229 CCU.
Procedural supervision is being carried out by prosecutors of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office. Operational support was provided by – 6 Border Guard Volyn Detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine and the Cyber Police Department in Lviv region of the National Police of Ukraine.
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