Detectives of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine exposed a group of people who imported smartphones, computer equipment, household appliances into Ukraine and evaded customs duties and VAT. The investigation established that the goods were imported from a neighboring EU country and were not declared during customs clearance or were imported under the guise of goods for personal use. The estimated value of the imported equipment is about UAH 40 million. The seized equipment was seized.

In order to obtain additional evidence ESBU conducted searches at the premises of Lviv customs. As a result of the searches, documents confirming the fact of transportation of goods by vehicles outside customs control were seized. The full range of persons involved in the illegal actions is currently being established.

The pre-trial investigation in criminal proceedings on the grounds of criminal offenses provided for in Part 1 and Part 3 of Art. 212 (removal from payment of taxes, fees (mandatory payments), part 1 of article 358 (forgery of documents), part 1 of article 366 (compilation by officials of known false official documents) The Criminal Code of Ukraine uses detectives of the Territorial Department ESBU in Lviv region under the procedural guidance of the Lviv Regional prosecutor's office.