A large-scale scheme with Russian products was discovered in Ukraine/Channel 24 Collage
Many Russian enterprises were under sanctions. However, this did not prevent some businessmen in Ukraine from importing chemical products from the aggressor country, despite the war and a direct ban.
Illegal imports from a sanctioned Russian company were detected in the Security Service of Ukraine. The large-scale scheme has already been liquidated, and its participants, who turned out to be Russians, will be punished.
Hundreds of millions of hryvnias on a cynical scam
Unscrupulous entrepreneurs for the import of Russian products cashed in hundreds of millions of hryvnia. In total, the participants in the transaction sent whole wholesale lots of chemical goods to Ukrainian territory.
It is interesting that the supplier of the products was one of the largest industrial enterprises of the occupying state. It is under the sanctions of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.
A huge amount of banned Russian goods was exposed/Photo by the SBU press service
Going into details, the amount of imported banned goods amounted to more than 300 million hryvnias. It was these funds that Russian manufacturers received on their accounts. Moreover, in this way they and participated in the financing of a full-scale invasion of Russia into the territory of Ukraine.
In total, the criminal scheme was organized by 2 heads of the importing company, who turned out to be Russian citizens. The Russians arranged the supply of mineral fertilizers and feed additives to Ukraine from the affiliated plant of the terrorist country.
How the Russians and their large-scale scheme were exposed
To circumvent the sanctions, the attackers entered false information about the origin of goods into customs declarations. Like, they are not from Russia at all.
However, the SBU conducted searches in the office and the structure of the organizers of the scheme. The premises were located in Kyiv, as well as Khmelnitsky and Vinnitsa regions. During searches, law enforcement officers found:
- documentation proving illegality;
- almost 6.5 thousand tons of products.
goods and bank accounts seizedin the amount of about 150 million hryvnia. The pre-trial investigation is still ongoing. All responsible persons involved must be held accountable.
The offenders were successfully exposed by the SBU officers under the procedural leadership of the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office, as well as for the skillful assistance of the State Tax Service.
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