The detectives of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine served a notice of suspicion to one of the members of the criminal group engaged in illegal production and distribution. The issue of choosing a type of detention is being decided.

It was established that a group of people in Dnipro region illegally manufactured hookah tobacco of well-known brands and sold it through a developed distribution network using Internet sites and kiosks.

The tobacco products were sold without the necessary permits.

Detectives of the ESBU documented the illegal production and numerous sales of excise goods in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

13 searches were conducted at the same time in production, warehouse and sales places in the city of Dnipro and Dnipropetrovsk region. More than 200,000 packs of hookah tobacco, disposable electronic cigarettes, hookah liquid with a total capacity of about 8 tons, 14,000 packages of e-cigarette liquid, more than 250 barrels of hookah mixture, equipment for the production of excise goods, raw materials, etc. were seized.

The total value of the seized is more than UAH 120 million.

The pre-trial investigation in criminal proceedings under Part 1 of Art. 204 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine continues. Prosecutors of the Prosecutor General's Office are in charge of the proceedings.