Detectives of the Territorial Department of the of Economic Security Bureau in Kyiv region completed a pre-trial investigation into the sale of illegally manufactured tobacco products. The court delivered a guilty verdict against a resident of Kyiv region.

The investigation established that in the period from early 2022 to March 2023, the man organized the supply of illegally manufactured tobacco products without excise stamps. Later the offender sold the products in Fastiv and Bila Tserkva through retail kiosks.

Detectives of the ESBU conducted 6 searches during which they seized almost 17 thousand e-cigarettes and refill liquids. The estimated value of the seized excisable goods is about UAH 6 million.

In August of this year, the person involved in the criminal proceedings was served a notice of suspicion under Part 1 of Art. 204 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (illegal trade in excisable goods). The indictment was sent to court.

Currently, the guilt of the accused in the committed crime has been fully proven. The court issued a sentence - a fine with confiscation and destruction of illegally manufactured good

Remind you that the court recently sentenced a resident of Kyiv region for illegal production of alcohol.