As a result of the searches, BEB detectives discovered and seized approximately 8,000 electronic cigarettes and e-liquids.
Law enforcement officials exposed Volyn residents who organized the supply and sale of smuggled electronic cigarettes and liquids for them. A customs official hid goods worth more than 3 million hryvnias in his house. The press service of the Bureau of Economic Security reported this on Thursday, May 2.
Residents of the border region of the Volyn region organized the illegal sale of excisable goods made in China. They sold products through a Telegram channel, orders were sent by mail.
During the investigation, it was found that a customs officer lives in the house where the smuggled goods are stored.
As a result of the search of the residential and office premises, BEB detectives discovered and seized nearly 8,000 electronic cigarettes, e-cigarette liquids, e-vaporizer devices, cash, mobile phones and laptops.
The estimated value of seized excisable goods is approximately 3.2 million hryvnias.
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Investigators are establishing the means by which contraband entered Ukraine, and are also examining the likely involvement of customs officials in assisting the movement of excisable goods across the customs border.
The suspects face a fine of 1.2 to 2 million hryvnias or imprisonment from 6 to 11 years.
We remind you that in Kyiv, BEB detectives exposed manufacturers of secret “branded” cigarettes. And in the Odessa region, a large-scale scheme for the sale of fake tobacco was liquidated.
Source: korrespondent
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