Fine and confiscation: court sentences defendant in ESBU case over counterfeit alcohol sales

 Detectives of the Territorial Office of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine in the Kyiv region have completed a pre-trial investigation into the illegal trade of counterfeit alcohol and tobacco products. The court has now delivered a guilty verdict.

The investigation established that a resident of the Khmelnytskyi region organized the sale of vodka and cigarettes without excise tax stamps in the Kyiv and Khmelnytskyi regions. He established supply channels for raw materials and packaging, including "tetra paks," cardboard boxes labeled as well-known alcohol brands, plastic containers of various sizes, ethyl alcohol, dyes, and flavorings. The suspect sold the finished products without documentation through an extensive network of retail outlets.

During the investigation, ESBU detectives, together with Cyberpolice officers, seized over 5,500 liters of counterfeit alcohol and nearly 30,000 packs of cigarettes.

The estimated value of the seized goods exceeds UAH 2 million.

The individual was notified of suspicion under Article 204, Part 1, of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, and the indictment was sent to court. His guilt was fully proven.

The court sentenced him to a fine of 6,600 non-taxable minimum incomes, with the mandatory confiscation and destruction of the illegally manufactured goods.

Operational support was provided by the Cyberpolice Department of the National Police of Ukraine, with procedural oversight by the Kyiv Regional Prosecutor's Office.