Law enforcers exposed a large-scale network for the sale of counterfeit goods from Russia and China
During the investigation, law enforcement officers exposed dealers who set up a scheme of illegal supply from China and Russia of goods for tourism and recreation (fishing tools, equipment, poaching nets, etc.).
Products were sold through retail outlets and specialized Internet sites without being reflected in tax records.
A joint interdepartmental group consisting of operatives of the Eastern Regional Directorate and representatives of the Financial Investigative Department of the Main Directorate of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine, with the strong support of the border special unit “DOZOR”, conducted 4 sanctioned searches of places of storage and illegal sale of goods for tourism and recreation in city of Kharkov.
Searches were conducted under the procedural direction of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office within the framework of criminal proceedings under Art. 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
According to the results, a batch of goods of Russian and Chinese production, rough records of illegal activities and cash, totaling more than 7 million 240 thousand hryvnias, were found.
It should be noted that the defendants of criminal proceedings have already fallen into the field of view of law enforcement officers in August this year. Then they established the illegal production of goods for diving and underwater hunting and intended to illegally move them to the Russian Federation. During the searches, counterfeit products worth more than UAH 23 million were seized. This proves once again that the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine effectively protects the border of Ukraine from any violations, including smuggling.
According to the materials of the State Fiscal Service
