In the Lviv region, law enforcement officers exposed a 32-year-old resident of the Stryi district who planned to transfer a military conscript across the Ukrainian state border to an EU country, avoiding checkpoints. For this service, the man received $17,500.
The criminal’s planned route included a forged document and details about a safe route for crossing the border. To execute the plan, the perpetrator organized transportation of the client to the border.
The order of committing the offense was facilitated by the police services for especially serious crimes along with representatives of the SBU in Lviv and under the procedural supervision of the regional prosecutor’s office. The interception of the money transfer occurred on February 3rd this year, when the suspect was detained based on Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine.
A subsequent official search led to the confiscation of cash, notebooks with notes, communication devices, and other items indicating his involvement in criminal activities. According to Ukrainian law, the man faces up to nine years of imprisonment.
The pre-trial investigation continues; police are conducting necessary operational-investigative measures to determine the suspect’s potential involvement in other crimes.