(VIDEO) Tobacco products worth over UAH 20 million seized in Odessa region
BACKIn the special operations codenamed «Winter – 2016» and «Excise – 2016», operations and search units of the Southern Regional Directorate of Ukra
In the special operations codenamed «Winter – 2016» and «Excise – 2016», operations and search units of the Southern Regional Directorate of Ukraine obtained information on goods without excise stamps being taken into Odessa region. Yesterday a joint interagency group of border guards, representatives of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine and the Security Service of Ukraine in the settlement of Troyitske in Liubashivskyi region stopped 3 trucks which were transporting the tobacco products without Ukrainian excise stamps.
In a check-up 1850 boxes with cigarettes were seized as well as USD75 thousand in cash.
A preliminary estimated value of this seizer is over UAH20 million. Further investigations are ongoing with a view to prosecution under articles 204 and 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
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