“A joint interdepartmental group, which included operatives of the 7th Carpathian border detachment, the State Border Service and the Territorial Administration of the BEB in the Kyiv region, with the support of the special unit DOZOR, exposed a powerful channel of illegal production and distribution of counterfeit vape products. This is reported by the State Border Service. The activities of the criminal group covered Kyiv, Zakarpattia, and Vinnytsia regions. As part of the investigation, 11 simultaneous searches were conducted”, — write on: ua.news
A joint interdepartmental group, which included operatives of the 7th Carpathian border detachment, the State Border Service and the Territorial Administration of the BEB in the Kyiv region, with the support of the special unit DOZOR, exposed a powerful channel of illegal production and distribution of counterfeit vape products.
This is reported by the State Border Service.
The activities of the criminal group covered Kyiv, Zakarpattia, and Vinnytsia regions. As part of the investigation, 11 simultaneous searches were conducted in different regions of Ukraine.
The approximate market value of seized equipment and goods exceeds UAH 10 million.
During the searches, law enforcement officers seized:
- Full automatic bottling line, packaging and labeling machine.
- 70 boxes of counterfeit electronics, pod systems, cartridges and accessories.
- More than 40 liters of glycerin and polypropylene glycol (the main raw material).
- Printed products with logos of famous brands, as well as computers, mobile phones, draft records and underground accounting, which confirm illegal activities.
The investigation established that two brothers from Transcarpathia purchased raw materials and sent them to an accomplice in Vinnytsia, where the counterfeit was manufactured. From there, the finished products were sold through a network of illegal vape shops and online platforms.
Thanks to the coordinated work of law enforcement officers, the channel of illegal production was eliminated, dealing a significant blow to the shadow business.
It will be recalled that the BEB launched the “Economic Shield” project.
BEB also exposed a chain of stores that sold fake clothes and shoes under the guise of global brands.
