Detectives of the Territorial Department of the Economic Security Bureau in Chernivtsi region sent proceedings to the court on the fact of the illegal sale of cigarettes.

The investigation established that starting in August 2023, a resident of Chernivtsi region organized the illegal sale of falsified tobacco products on the territory of the "Kalyniv Market". At the same time he was not registered as an individual entrepreneur and did not have a license for the right to trade in excise goods.

During the investigation the detectives of the Territorial Department discovered and seized tobacco products without excise tax stamps. Their estimated value is more than half a million hryvnias.

Currently the person involved in the criminal proceedings has been sentenced under Part 1 of Art. 204 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and a fine is imposed. Seized counterfeit products will be destroyed in accordance with the established procedure.

Prosecutors of the Chernivtsi Regional Prosecutor's Office carried out procedural management.