Customs officers in Shehyni halted an attempt to illegally import electronics worth over half a million hryvnias.
On August 6, around 9:30 PM, a RENAULT TRAFIC vehicle arrived at the Shehyni-Medyka checkpoint heading towards entry into Ukraine, traveling through the simplified customs control lane – the ‘green corridor’.
During the customs inspection, electronic items from well-known brands such as SAMSUNG, XIAOMI, APPLE, SONY, MARSHALL, DJI, LOGITECH, MICROSOFT, ASUS, BOSCH, and others were found in the minivan of a 50-year-old driver from Ivano-Frankivsk region. The items included mobile phones, tablets, smartwatches, headphones, as well as other electronic devices and accessories – a total of 59 units of equipment.
The estimated value of the seized goods is over 522,000 UAH. An administrative protocol under part 2 of Article 471 of the Customs Code of Ukraine has been drawn up for this incident.