Customs officers involved foreign citizens in illegal activities to legalize this scheme, – the spokeswoman says. According to her, customs officers took for their services an average of 700 euros per car. The corruption scheme was being used for 3 months, it involved two shifts of customs officers.
The organizer and two intermediaries were caught by law enforcement officers while receiving a bribe of 2.6 thousand euros for the import of 4 cars.
They are charged with a crime under the article of the Criminal Code – receiving of an illegal benefit by an official.
"On November 5, officers of the Security Service of Ukraine and the State Bureau of Investigations conducted an investigation and searched the house of the head of the customs post "Solotvyno". During the searches, law enforcement officers confiscated seals, some official documents and mobile phones," – the spokeswoman for the Transcarpathian customs said.
According to her, the customs post "Solotvyno" is currently operating as usual.
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