Detectives of the Territorial Department of the ESBU in Kyiv region announced suspicion of a resident of the Kyiv region who organized the illegal sale of tobacco products through the Telegram channel.

The investigation established that the supply of illegally manufactured tobacco products to the territory of Kyiv region was organized by a local resident. The man published information about the assortment of counterfeit products in the Telegram channel and made deliveries throughout Ukraine.

Detectives of the ESBU conducted searches in one of the retail outlets in Kyiv region in a warehouse in Kyiv and at the suspect's place of residence.

As a result of the searches more than 9,000 electronic cigarettes, 2,000 containers with liquids for them, more than 1,500 refills and more than 600 packs of hookah tobacco were seized.

The total estimated value of counterfeit products seized from illegal circulation is more than UAH 6.7 million.

Currently the organizer of the scheme has been notified of suspicion under Part 1 of Art. 204 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (illegal manufacture, storage and sale of excise goods).

Procedural management is carried out by prosecutors of the Kyiv Regional Prosecutor's Office.