The car was stopped on October 24 at the post "Nyzhni Vorota" by officers of the Economic Crime Department in Transcarpathian region of the National Police of Ukraine, the Patrol Police and Volovets Department of the Regional Police.
According to the law-enforcement officers, the driver could not explain the origin of the goods. In addition, the excise tax stamps of Ukraine on the packs visually showed signs of counterfeiting.
The police seized 25.5 thousand packs which are estimated at almost 700 thousand hryvnias.
Currently, operatives and investigators are establishing a circle of persons who may be involved in the supply of the excisable goods to the territory of Transcarpathian region.
A criminal proceeding was opened under Art. 358 (forgery of documents, seals, stamps and forms, sale or use of forged documents, seals, stamps) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The sanction of the article provides for a fine of up to 17 thousand hryvnias, or arrest for a term up to 6 months, or restraint of liberty for a term of up to two years.
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