Detectives of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine exposed a group of people who were distributing illegally manufactured excisable goods in Kyiv, Cherkasy, Zaporizzhya and other regions of Ukraine.

Employees of the ESBU conducted 7 searches in commercial and warehouse premises in Cherkasy region and seized over 38 thousand packs of tobacco products without excise stamps and with excise stamps with signs of counterfeiting, disposable electronic cigarettes without excise stamps almost 700 tetrapacks with the names of well-known brands of alcoholic beverages over 1000 liters of liquid with a characteristic smell of alcohol, etc.

The estimated value of the seized goods is UAH 3.6 million.

The pre-trial investigation is ongoing the necessary investigative actions are being taken to establish the full range of persons involved in the crime.

Procedural guidance is provided by prosecutors of the Prosecutor General's Office.