Detectives of the Territorial Department of the ESBU in Volyn region exposed a resident of the regional center who had been illegally buying, storing and transporting vodka and tobacco products for sale for 3 years.

During the investigation detectives documented the facts of selling counterfeit goods and searched the warehouses of a garage cooperative where the counterfeit was stored as well as the cars used by the entrepreneur to transport illegally manufactured excisable goods.

In total the employees of the ESBU seized over 18 thousand packs of cigarettes, 6,700 bottles of alcohol and 470 liters of alcohol. The total value of the seized goods is almost UAH 2 million.

The offender was served a notice of suspicion under Part 1 Art. 204 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (illegal storage, sale or transportation for sale of excisable goods). The criminal proceeding was forwarded to court with a plea agreement.

The pre-trial investigation of the criminal proceedings was conducted by detectives of the Territorial Department of the ESBU in Volyn region. Procedural supervision was provided by prosecutors of the Volyn Regional Prosecutor's Office.