Rivne region: SBU warns large-scale amber smuggling
In Rivne region, the SBU blocked smuggling of illegally mined raw amber. During the searches, 260 kilos of amber worth almost UAH 2 m (USD 70,000) were seized.
In Rivne region, the SBU blocked smuggling of illegally mined raw amber. During the searches, 260 kilos of amber worth almost UAH 2 m (USD 70,000) were seized.
The SBU uncovered and blocked an illegal scheme of misappropriation of the lands of Odesa Commercial Sea Port. Thanks to the efforts of the law enforcement , the state-owned berths of the port with a total area of 3.5 hectares remained in state ownership. The estimated value of the land plots is about USD 2 m.
The SBU neutralized the activities of organized drug groups in Zhytomyr and Rivne regions. The perpetrators set up a drug trafficking channel to prisons, and used the “profit” to support criminal circles.
The SBU Main Investigation Department initiated a pre-trial investigation upon the fact of treason in the period from 2008 to 2010. Criminal proceedings were initiated against public officials.
The SBU Main Investigation Department initiated a pre-trial investigation upon the fact of committing subversive actions by officials of PJSC “Donetskoblgaz”, which led to the shutdown of 58 boilers of the regional utility company in the JFO Zone.
The SBU exposed an illegal scheme of financing the Russian occupation administration in the temporarily occupied territory of Luhansk region. The organizers illegally sent to the aggressor country the products of the Ukrainian enterprise seized by the IAF.
In Chernihiv region, the SBU blocked illegal mining of minerals for more than UAH 19 m (USD 670,000).
In Zakarpattia region, the SBU CI blocked the channel of illegal transportation of Russian citizens to the EU, Great Britain and the United States.
The SBU documented an illegal scheme of embezzlement in JSC Ukrzaliznytsia. The offenders conducted fictitious repair work on diesel generators. The condition of such equipment is important for traffic safety at critical infrastructure.
The SBU blocked activities of organized groups selling drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors in Cherkasy and Kirovohrad regions. It was also established that the criminals were spreading their criminal influence in the public life of the region.
The SBU cyber specialists blocked a large-scale cyberattack of the FSB-controlled hacker group “Armageddon”. With the help of the hackers, curators from the aggressor country could gain access to secret data of the supreme public authorities of Ukraine.
In city of Kyiv, the SBU exposed an organized group of Syrians. The offenders conducted illegal currency transfers.