At the Krakivets – Korczowa checkpoint on the border with Poland, Lviv customs officers stopped an attempt to bring banned medicinal products and a large consignment of sewing goods into Ukraine.
Today, 9 June, a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter minibus driven by a 35-year-old resident of Ivano-Frankivsk region arrived at the checkpoint from the Republic of Poland. For customs control he chose the “red channel” and declared the transport of household goods and personal belongings.
During X-ray scanning of the vehicle, customs officers detected anomalies. A subsequent inspection of the vehicle, carried out jointly with border guards, revealed 207 Mounjaro KwikPen injection pens with solutions for injection, manufactured in the Netherlands. These goods fall into the category of medicinal products whose circulation is prohibited in Ukraine, and their value exceeds UAH 4.6 million.
In addition, the vehicle contained 70,000 John James hand leather sewing needles with a total value of UAH 560,000.
In connection with the detected facts of non-declaration and movement of prohibited goods, reports on violations of customs regulations were drawn up under Part 3 of Article 471 and Part 2 of Article 471 of the Customs Code of Ukraine.