Tobacco products worth 4 million: law enforcement exposes another scheme
Kyiv • UNN
Ukrainian law enforcement officers uncovered a scheme to import counterfeit tobacco products worth more than UAH 4 million, seized counterfeit products during numerous searches, and are investigating to identify all those involved.
Detectives The BES together with the State Border Guard Service exposed a group of people who organized a scheme to import into the territory of Ukraine counterfeit tobacco products without excise stamps. This was reported was reported by the press service of the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine, UNN reports .
In order to document the criminal activity, the BES detectives conducted more than 20 searches in warehouses and places of sale of illegally manufactured excisable goods,
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It is noted that e-cigarettes, e-liquids and their components were sold on the territory of Ukraine, including in Kyiv and Kyiv region.
У As a result of the searches, more than 35 thousand pieces of e-liquids were found and seized. electronic cigarettes, almost 1000 pieces of electronic cigarettes without stamps excise tax stamps, kits for self-mixing e-liquids, vaporizers etc.
The estimated value of the seized excisable goods is over UAH 4 million.
At the moment the pre-trial investigation is ongoing, the necessary investigative actions are being taken to to establish the full range of persons involved in the illegal activity.
