Khmelnytskyi region: SBU prevents large-scale illegal mining
In Khmelnytskyi region, the SBU blocked the illegal activities of a commercial entity that mined mineral resources of the national importance.
In Khmelnytskyi region, the SBU blocked the illegal activities of a commercial entity that mined mineral resources of the national importance.
During 2020, the SBU stopped illegal activity of 15 drug laboratories, seized 1,704 kilo of drugs, more than 76 kilos of psychotropic substances and 955 kilos of precursors. Also, the law enforcement seized smuggled goods and exposed violations of customs rules resulting in UAH 511 m. (USD 18 m.) budget loss.
In Odesa region, SBU CI officers detained a Ukrainian citizen serving in the so-called LNR Ministry of State Security (MDB) created and controlled by the Russian special services.
In Poltava region, the SBU detained a head of a department of the State Tax Service on bribery.
On December 22, 2020, the Ukrainian scientific and research institute of special equipment and forensic expertise of the Security Service of Ukraine (ISEE SSU) received a certificate of membership of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
The SBU detained a deputy head of a department of Kyivvodokanal on taking a bribe.
In Odesa, the SBU exposed and blocked smuggling of sailors across the state border into the temporarily annexed territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
SBU CI detained a resident of Kropyvnytskyi city coordinated by the Russian special service. The offender collected and passed information about servicemen of a unit of Ukrainian Armed Forces and local authorities.
The SBU exposed and blocked a scheme of embezzlement of budget funds. The money were allocated for the repair of a boat intended for maintenance of critical infrastructure.