In the Lviv region, an indictment has been submitted to court against a 57-year-old resident of the region, who is accused of storing and selling counterfeit alcohol. This was reported by the Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
According to the investigation, since July last year the man had been purchasing raw materials, containers, forged labels and excise stamps, as well as ready-made counterfeit drinks. In his own home in one of the villages of the Lviv community, he set up an illegal workshop where he produced and stored alcohol under the guise of well-known brands, and then sold the products for cash.
During searches at the site of the illegal activity, law enforcement officers seized more than 2,100 litres of spirit in canisters, 366 bottles of vodka of various volumes with forged excise stamps, around 75 litres of alcohol-containing liquids for producing counterfeit cognac and whisky, as well as equipment for producing counterfeit goods and other evidence. In July this year, the operation of the workshop was shut down.
The man is charged with unlawful acquisition for the purpose of sale, storage for that purpose, transportation for the purpose of sale and sale of illegally produced alcoholic beverages under Part 1 of Article 204 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The pre-trial investigation in the proceedings was conducted by the Territorial Department of the Bureau of Economic Security in the Lviv region, with operational support provided by the Security Service of Ukraine Office in the Lviv region. Pursuant to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime until their guilt is proved in the manner prescribed by law and confirmed by a guilty verdict of the court.