Detectives of the Economic Security Bureau exposed a group of people who organized illegal production of alcohol in the territory of Dnipro region using technological equipment that ensures its production on an industrial scale. They illegally produced 20 tons of alcohol daily. Using an underground pipeline about 1 km long, the illegally manufactured products were pumped to an equipped alcohol storage facility.

The investigation is currently underway involving officers of the Department for Control of excisable goods of the State Tax Service. The detectives of the ESBU seized 113 tons of illegally produced alcohol and equipment of the integral property complex which includes all stages of the technological process of alcohol production.

The amount of losses related to non-payment of excise tax and VAT is approximately UAH 4 billion.

The pre-trial investigation in the criminal proceeding on the grounds of a criminal offense under Part 1 Art. 204, Part 2 Art. 204 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (illegal manufacture, storage, sale or transportation for the purpose of selling excisable goods) and Part 3 Art. 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (tax evasion) is carried out by detectives of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine under the operational support of the Security Service of Ukraine and procedural guidance ofoprosecutors of the Prosecutor general's Office.

Detectives of the ESBU recently exposed officials of a company in Kyiv region who starting in 2019, had set up illegal production of alcohol. Subsequently, under the guise of ethanol as a component of gasoline and bioethanol it was sold to other business entities both in the customs territory of Ukraine and abroad. About 170 tons of alcohol worth over UAH 67.5 million were seized.