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BEB seized more than 630 UAH in cash from illegal exchange offices, — BEB head Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi
As a result of a large-scale operation in the case of a network of illegal exchange offices, detectives of the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine seized more than 630 million UAH in various currencies.
This concerns the legalization (laundering) of funds obtained by criminal means.
The level of secrecy of the exchange offices corresponded to the scale of their turnover: hidden storage, caches and even tunnels where cash was kept. The network’s activities were coordinated from a single center. There was even a special button that, when triggered, blocked access to the rough financial records.
BEB detectives simultaneously conducted 30 searches at designated sites, documented the necessary evidence, and carried the planned investigative actions through to completion.
“Cash, phones, equipment, rough accounting — just what’s visible on camera. Behind that are months of analysis, establishing connections, and detectives’ work. And all this — alongside certification, difficult personnel selection, and a critical staffing shortage,” said the Director of the BEB.
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