In Transcarpathia, law enforcement officers “covered up” underground warehouses of counterfeit products
Operatives of the Chop border detachment found three warehouses in one of the markets of the city of Uzhgorod, where excise goods with counterfeit stamps of excise tax of Ukraine were stored and distributed.
Authorized searches were conducted within the framework of criminal proceedings under Part 1 of Art. 199 of the Criminal Code “Manufacture, storage, acquisition, transportation, shipment, importation into Ukraine for use in the sale of goods, sale or sale of counterfeit money, state securities, state lottery tickets, excise tax stamps or holographic protective elements” and Part 1 of Art. 204 Criminal Code “Illegal manufacture, storage, sale or transportation for the purpose of sale of excisable goods”.
In addition to border guards, detectives of TU BEB in the Transcarpathian region also participated in the events, under the procedural guidance of the Transcarpathian Regional Prosecutor's Office.
During the searches, law enforcement officers found 12,000 liters of counterfeit alcoholic beverages and 4,000 packs of tobacco products. In addition, two defendants in the case seized a Skoda passenger car, cash in the amount of 100 thousand hryvnias, fake excise tax stamps, as well as draft records, mobile phones and bank cards.
The withdrawn goods are placed in the warehouse of TU BEB. At present, relevant examinations are being carried out and the issue of declaring suspicion to those involved in criminal proceedings is being resolved.
State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
