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Illegal sale of cigarettes in Volyn: SBU detectives seized products worth 1,8 million UAH
Thousands of packs of cigarettes without excise stamps were sold wholesale and retail in Volyn. The illegal trade was uncovered by detectives of the Territorial Department of the State Bureau of Economic Security in the Volyn region. During searches, cigarettes and electronic smoking devices with an estimated value of 1,8 million UAH were seized.
According to the investigation, the illegal activity was organized by a resident of the city of Volodymyr. The man purchased illegally manufactured excise goods online and resold them to regular customers.
In total, SBU detectives seized 3 200 packs of cigarettes without excise tax stamps and almost 3 700 electronic smoking devices. They also seized the vehicle used to transport the goods, mobile phones, and records that may be evidential. All seized property has been placed under arrest.
The pretrial investigation is ongoing under part 1, paragraph 2 of article 204 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Detectives are identifying all persons involved.
Operational support is provided by personnel of the 6-th Border Detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine in cooperation with the Security Service of Ukraine Directorate and the Strategic Investigations Department of the National Police in the Volyn region. Procedural supervision is provided by prosecutors of the Volyn Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
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