More than 10 authorized searches were conducted and 65.7 tons of diesel fuel and gasoline worth more than UAH 3.6 million were seized.
An illegal network of gas stations producing and selling excisable goods was exposed in the Odessa region. The Bureau of Economic Security reported this on December 6.
It is known that a group of people without permits are selling gasoline and diesel of unknown origin. To do this, they rented several plots of land and installed equipment.
Fuel is stored in special plastic and metal containers equipped with refueling equipment.
More than 10 authorized searches were conducted and 65.7 tons of diesel fuel and gasoline worth more than UAH 3.6 million were seized. In addition, 31 containers and dispensers for the sale of fuels and lubricants, as well as a mobile gas station based on a Mercedes-Benz 814, were seized.
The total value of seized excisable goods is approximately UAH 4.9 million.
A pre-trial investigation is underway. A whole circle of people involved in illegal activities has been identified and investigations are underway.
We remind you that in the Kyiv region the activities of three illegal gas stations have been exposed. During the searches, 12 tons of counterfeit fuel, money and equipment worth about UAH 2 million were seized.
Earlier, detectives from the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine stopped illegal activities in the production of gasoline and diesel in the Kyiv region.
Source: korrespondent
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