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Shadow business worth millions of hryvnias: illegal sales of vapes and tobacco stopped in Bucha district
A group of individuals organized large-scale distribution of electronic cigarettes, refill liquids, and various tobacco products without excise markings in the Bucha district. Detectives of the Territorial Department of the State Bureau of Economic Security in Kyiv region halted the illegal activity and seized products and property worth more than 2 million UAH.
Goods of dubious origin were sold through a network of retail pavilions and via remote orders without payment of required taxes. During searches, Bureau officers seized more than 5 thousand pod systems, almost 4 thousand containers of liquids, hookah tobacco, cigarillos, and snus. Also seized were a vehicle used to transport batches, accounting records, equipment, and large amounts of cash in national and foreign currencies.
Pretrial investigation is ongoing under Art. 204 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Detectives are identifying the full circle of involved persons and the supply channels of contraband into the region.
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