Detectives of TD of the ESBU in Lviv region exposed an organized group that illegally produced and sold alcoholic beverages of well-known brands. It consisted of 5 people. The suspects worked without a license and without state registration of the business entity.

The investigation established that during August - October 2023, members of the group illegally manufactured and stored counterfeit goods in garages in the Lviv region. Counterfeit alcoholic beverages were labeled with fake excise tax stamps, and finished products were sold in the Lviv region.

Detectives conducted searches, seized and arrested equipment for the illegal production of alcoholic beverages, more than 3,000 liters of finished products, alcohol, counterfeit excise tax stamps, etc. The estimated value of the fake is more than half a million hryvnias.

So far five persons have been notified of suspicion under Part 3 of Art. 28 - Part 2 of Art. 204, Part 1 of Art. 204, Part 1 of Art. 199 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The pre-trial investigation is ongoing.

Operational support was carried out by the employees of the Strategic Investigations Department in Lviv region of the SSU of the NP of Ukraine. Procedural management – prosecutors of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor's Office.