SBU officers tied in the case of smuggling of amber

Officers of security service of Ukraine caught in the investigation of cases of smuggling of amber in the Rivne region, said Advisor to the head of the SBU Yury Tandit.
"Since June 17, commenced active operations on the considered direction. Were large detention not only smuggling of cars, but also employees of SBU", - has told Trendit in the conversation online publishing Insider, reports RIA " Novosti ".
according to his statement, Were caught involved in the smuggling Officers of the SBU, among which ? Colonel." Vasily Gritsak (head of the SBU ? approx. OPINION) decided that if there is a fact of lawlessness from an employee of the SBU, the investigation pulls away, his immediate superior", - has declared Tandit, noting that a year earlier, this would not be possible. Ukraine occupies one of leading places in the world reserves of amber, the proportion of gem quality stones is 25%, whereas in Poland and Russia ? 10-15%. Small depth leads to the fact that the cost of production of Ukrainian raw amber 20-40% lower in Kaliningrad. On Tuesday, the head of the MIA of Ukraine Arsen Avakov said about the seizure in the Rivne region, the biggest party amber price of $ 3 million. In mid-July it was declared about the detention of 82 kilograms of smuggled amber. It was determined that the scammers acquired illegally mined amber in the Rivne region. For stones smugglers were calculated money means. Price of one ton of amber exceeded 100 thousand Dollars. After sorting and packing of valuable stones were legalservices by providing to the customs documents on the re-importation of the processed raw materials to the customers in Hong Kong. Shadow sale was conducted via the Internet and the funds for the products were transferred to the accounts of the organizers of the scheme. Illegal mining of amber in Ukraine has been thriving for many years, as there is no legislative regulation of quarrying. Now the Ukrainian authorities have been involved in this issue ? Military confrontation With smuggling, and state agencies have prepared a draft law on permission of mining of amber.


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