The estimated value of the confiscated goods is about 365 million Hryvnias. A pre-trial investigation is currently underway.
Detectives from the Territorial Department of the BEB in the Kyiv region and operatives of the Cyber Police exposed a large-scale scheme for the illegal production of liquids for electronic cigarettes. The total market value of seized goods is about UAH 365 million. The BEB press service reported this on Monday, July 29.
A group of people organized underground production of liquids in Kyiv and the region. They established a full production cycle of counterfeit products in specially equipped workshops.
Manufacturers offer a wide range of vape liquids using four main components: nicotine, propylene glycol, glycerin and flavors.
During the searches, 1.8 million liquid units, more than 15 thousand disposable electronic devices, almost 15 thousand liters of chemical raw materials, equipment and accessories for production were seized. More than 6 million UAH were also seized. and 6 cars.
The estimated value of the confiscated goods is about 365 million Hryvnias.
The pre-trial investigation continues, the whole circle of people involved in illegal activities is established.
Earlier, detectives from the Main Detective Unit of the Bureau of Economic Security (BEB) conducted a search in the production and warehouse premises of an enterprise licensed for the official production of tobacco products.
As we have already written, BEB employees in the Volyn region exposed a group of people who organized the sale of smuggled goods. One of the defendants is already in jail.
Source: korrespondent
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