Detectives of the Territorial Administration of the Bureau of Economic Security in the Lviv region exposed a scheme of illegal production of alcoholic beverages in Ternopil. Counterfeit goods were sold through a retail network of more than 300 stores.
The investigation established warehouses with vodka and cognac. Liquor-vodka products were delivered to one of the enterprises in Lviv, which distributed counterfeit alcoholic beverages through retail stores.
During searches of warehouses in Ternopil, Terupravlinia detectives seized about 61,000 liters of liquid with the smell of alcohol and a line for the production of alcohol.
At the same time, law enforcement officers seized more than 46,000 liters of counterfeit alcohol, metal containers, containers, tanks, pallets with labels, boxes for packing alcoholic products, and financial and economic documents on the territory of the enterprise in the Lviv region.
By the decision of the Lychakiv District Court of Lviv, seized property, worth more than UAH 26 million, was seized.
Examinations are currently ongoing, the company’s seized documentation is being analyzed, and the full circle of persons involved in the scheme is being established.
Pre-trial investigation in criminal proceedings on the grounds of criminal offenses provided for in Part 1 of Art. 199 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (appropriation, waste of property or taking possession of it by abuse of official position) and Part 1 of Art. 204 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (illegal acquisition for the purpose of sale, storage, as well as sale or transportation for the purpose of sale of illegally produced ethyl alcohol, alcohol distillates, alcoholic beverages) is carried out by detectives of TU BEB in Lviv region, prosecutors of the Lviv regional prosecutor’s office carry out procedural management.