A record of over 630 million UAH: Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi spoke about the largest cash seizure in the history of the ESBU

 As a result of a large-scale operation in a case concerning a network of illegal exchange offices, detectives of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine seized over 630 million UAH in various currencies. This was announced by the Director of the ESBU, Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi, on his Telegram channel.

The ESBU, jointly with the Office of the General Prosecutor, exposed a shadow financial network through which tens of billions per year were withdrawn from legal circulation. This concerns the legalization (laundering) of funds obtained by criminal means.

The level of conspiracy of the exchange offices corresponded to the scale of the turnover: hidden vaults, hiding places, and even tunnels where cash was stored. The activity of the network was coordinated from a single center. There was even a special button provided that, upon a signal, blocked access to the rough financial accounting.

ESBU detectives conducted 30 searches simultaneously at the specified objects, recorded the necessary evidence, and brought the planned investigative actions to completion.

"Cash, phones, equipment, rough accounting—only what is visible in the frame. Behind this are months of analytics, establishing connections, and the work of detectives. And all this—in parallel with attestation, complex personnel selection, and a critical staff shortage," noted the Director of the ESBU.

He emphasized that under conditions of limited resources, the Bureau is currently focusing on schemes that create the most critical risks for the budget.

Investigative actions within the framework of the pretrial investigation are ongoing.