Detectives of the Territorial Department of the Economic Security Bureau in Chernivtsi region exposed a group of people in tax evasion on a particularly large scale.

In particular it was established that the residents of Bukovina had been selling clothes, shoes and other items via the Internet and social media trading platforms for a long time without registering business entities.

Thus they evaded paying UAH 7 million in taxes and fees.

During the authorized searches the detectives seized: draft records, documents reflecting settlement transactions for the sale of goods, mobile phones, computers, bank cards, cash and inventory totaling UAH 9 million.

The operation was conducted jointly with the SSU Office in Chernivtsi region.

Procedural supervision was provided by prosecutors of the Chernivtsi Region Prosecutor's Office.