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Counterfeit cigarettes and illegally produced alcohol worth 12 million UAH: SBU Economic Security Department halted a group's activities in Kyiv
Members of the group had organized clandestine alcohol production and the distribution of counterfeit tobacco in the capital. Detectives of the Territorial Unit of the Economic Security Bureau in Kyiv stopped their operations. The total value of the seized products and equipment is about 12 million UAH.
The investigation established that the scheme participants stored and sold large batches of counterfeit tobacco products, which they transported by car. At the same time, they set up a site for illegally producing alcoholic beverages. Using specialized equipment and ethanol, they produced alcohol-containing products there for further sale.
During sanctioned searches of locations where excise goods were stored and where alcohol was illegally produced, investigators seized 148 thousand packs of counterfeit tobacco products and a vehicle. Equipment for producing alcohol, 1 tons of ethanol, and 775 liters of finished alcohol-containing products were also seized.
Authorities are currently identifying the sources of the tobacco products and ethanol, their supply channels, storage and sale locations, and the full circle of involved persons.
The pretrial investigation is being conducted on signs of criminal offenses provided for in part 1 of Article 204 and part 1 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Operational support was provided by officers of the Department of Strategic Investigations of the National Police of Ukraine. Procedural supervision is carried out by the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office.
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