Detectives of the Territorial Department Economic Security Bureau in Lviv region exposed an underground workshop for the production of fuels and lubricants in Stryi district of Lviv region. The persons involved in the criminal proceedings were served a notice of suspicion of illegal manufacture and storage with intent to sell diesel fuel and gasoline.

The investigation identified a group of five people who used special equipment to process oil products and sell counterfeit gasoline and diesel fuel to consumers. The industrial capacity of the line allowed to produce up to 5 tons of oil products daily.

During searches of the workshop, law enforcement officers found 12 metal tanks and the equipment used to produce the fuel: a reactor with a refrigerator for condensing vapors, process pumps, pipes, tanks, and more. About 25 thousand liters of oil products were seized. This includes 7 thousand liters of diesel fuel, more than 12 thousand liters of gasoline and naphtha. According to the results of the examinations the fuel does not meet the State Standards of Ukraine.

The total value of the seized goods is about UAH 2.5 million. During searches of the premises, the law enforcement officers also found draft accounting documents.

The pre-trial investigation in the criminal proceedings on the grounds of criminal offenses stipulated by Part 3 of Art. 28, Part 1 and Part 2 of Art. 204 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (illegal manufacture, storage with intent to sell excisable goods committed by a group of persons) is being conducted by detectives of the Territorial Department ESBU in Lviv region under the procedural supervision of prosecutors of the Lviv Regional prosecutor's office and operational support of the Strategic investigations department in Lviv region of the Strategic investigations department of the National Police of Ukraine.

Recently, detectives of the Territorial Department ESBU in Kyiv and Kyiv region together with other law enforcement officers seized low-quality fuel and equipment for its production from illicit trafficking.