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The leader of the criminal syndicate promised a substantial sum for an attack on the law enforcement officer’s wife.
Head of the Department for Combating Drug Crime of the National Police of Ukraine Dmytro Torhalo confirmed that the head of the drug cartel “Khimprom,” Yehor Levchenko, nicknamed “Mexikanets,” threatened him personally. Earlier, on NABU recordings in the “Carthage” case, “Mexikanets” offered 2 million dollars to remove Torhalo from his position. Torhalo’s subordinates were also threatened, and whoever came up with a way to do something to him was offered 500 thousand dollars, reports Slidstvo.Info.
In response to the threats, Torhalo said: “My family is against me getting involved in this. Every family would be against it if there is a threat to a person. We disagreed on that. I continue my work. We took security measures.”
Prosecutor of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office Mykola Karas, commenting on the new NABU tapes, confirmed that “Mexikanets” was referring to Torhalo. He voiced the proposal to remove the police officer while discussing upcoming searches of shops where, according to investigators, drugs were being sold. This is not the first such threat: as early as 22 April 2026 the National Police published recordings in which “Mexikanets” talks about Torhalo: “500 thousand dollars if they pour acid on the wife.”
“Mexikanets” holds Russian and Ukrainian citizenship: under Russian documents he is Yehor Burkin, under Ukrainian — Yehor Levchenko. He was arrested in Russia but released, after which he fled to Ukraine. In Ukraine he is wanted and appears in several criminal proceedings, and in December 2023 the president of Ukraine imposed personal sanctions against him.
The U420 chain of shops that sold drugs disguised as souvenirs was uncovered in the spring. At that time the National Police announced the exposure of the “Khimprom” group, which combined drug trafficking, fraudulent call centers, and violent pressure on opponents. According to the police, the group was built by a 36-year-old Russian citizen with the alias “Mexikanets,” who has been wanted since 2019 and is hiding abroad.
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