Detectives of the Territorial Department of the ESBU in Lviv region discovered warehouses with an area of 1,600 square meters, filled with humanitarian aid goods of unknown origin. This was announced during a briefing at the Lviv regional military administration, acting head of the Territorial Department ESBU in Lviv region, Valeriy Tatsienko.

The product was discovered in a non-residential premises on Friday, April 21.

Valeriy Tatsienko said that the detectives of the ESBU received court permission to search the premises so the investigation has been going on for the fourth day. Employees of the ESBU describe the discovered product, classify it and establish its origin. Among the detected goods: food products, children's goods, bed linen, blankets, hygiene products, household chemicals, clothes - only about a thousand pallets.

"Now we are finding out how these goods got to the territory of Ukraine, why they were not distributed and we are checking information about the possible sale of humanitarian aid" Valeriy Tatsienko said.

Detectives of the ESBU establish the circle of persons involved in the import and storage of humanitarian aid. After all it took approximately 60 lorries to deliver this cargo and such movements could not remain unnoticed.

Only 74 tons of canned goods worth UAH 20 million were found. The final count of all goods has not yet been completed.

"Ukrainians are grateful to international partners for their support. And one of the tasks of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine is to ensure that both financial and humanitarian aid from partner countries is spent and moved as intended - to where it is most needed" Tatsienko emphasized.

The pre-trial investigation is ongoing its results will be announced later.