Detectives of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine exposed officials of an enterprise who planned to illegally import a cigarette production line into Ukraine. The cost of the equipment is UAH 10 million.

The individuals submitted to the customs clearance units shipping documents containing inaccurate information about the characteristics of the goods and their value.

The illegal scheme of evasion resulted in the understatement of customs duties and VAT. The amount of damage caused is over UAH 2 million.

The detectives inspected the truck and seized a cigarette packaging line disguised as equipment for packaging household chemicals.

The full range of persons involved in the crime is being established. The involvement of Odesa customs officers in this scheme is being checked.

The pre-trial investigation in the criminal proceedings under Part 3 of Art. 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (tax evasion) is being conducted by the BES detectives under the procedural supervision of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine.

We will remind, according to the materials of the ESBU Zakarpattia customs officials were notified of suspicion of facilitating the illegal import of electronics into Ukraine. More details https://esbu.gov.ua/en/news/according-to-the-esbu-materials-zakarpattia-customs-officials-were-notified-of-suspicion-of-facilitating-the-illegal-import-of-electronics-into-ukraine