The detainee faces up to 9 years in jail for organizing an illegal border smuggling scheme.

The violation was revealed as a result of the successful work of the operational units of the Chernivtsi Border Guard Detachment to detect and prevent offenses at the state border.  

Recently, at night, border guards in cooperation with representatives of the Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police, within the framework of criminal proceedings, under the procedural guidance of Chernivtsi Regional Prosecutor's Office and with the force support of the DOZOR special unit, stopped a car near the border in Chernivtsi region after a short chase.