Crime
SBI stops activity of international cocaine supply channel to Ukraine
The SBI, with the participation of border guards, dismantled a transnational cocaine trafficking ring from the EU. The group planned to import up to 2 kilograms of cocaine per week, worth over USD 200,000 per consignment.
One of the largest bank robberies has taken place in Germany. Losses could reach €90 million
In Gelsenkirchen in western Germany, robbers broke into about 3,200 bank cells at a Sparkasse branch. The amount of damage is estimated at between €10 million and €90 million, and about 2,700 customers were affected.
Over the year, the DSI exposed more than 1,100 members of organised groups and blocked losses worth hundreds of billions of hryvnias
In 2025, the DSI units of the National Police exposed more than 1,100 members of organised and criminal groups. About 260 proceedings have been brought to court, and losses to the state worth billions of hryvnias have been documented.
Kyiv exposes lawyer who extorted $100,000 from business for "solving" tax issues
In Kyiv, the SBU and the National Police exposed a lawyer who extorted $100,000 from entrepreneurs by blackmail and deception, threatening them with fines of almost UAH 1 billion.
Turkey detains 357 suspects after clashes with ISIS
Turkish police have conducted large-scale anti-terrorist raids in 21 provinces after fighting ISIS militants in Yalova. The operations were carried out in response to the threat of terrorist attacks on the eve of the holidays.
NABU and SAPO expose bribery scheme for voting in Verkhovna Rada
The NABU and the SAPO served suspicion notices to five MPs in the case of an organised group that systematically received bribes for the required votes in the Verkhovna Rada. The amount of the bribe was up to USD 20,000
Nine people killed in Turkey during special operation against ISIS
Three police officers and six radicals were killed in a police raid against Islamic State militants in northwestern Turkey. The operation follows a series of large-scale detentions in the run-up to the holidays
Seven people detained in Italy on suspicion of funding Hamas for millions of euros
Italian police have arrested seven suspects of raising about €7 million for Hamas under the guise of humanitarian aid to Palestinians. Two more people have been put on the international wanted list.
Ukraine and Latvia dismantle international network of financial fraudsters with losses of EUR 1.6 million
Ukrainian and Latvian law enforcement officers shut down an international network of financial fraudsters that caused EUR 1.6 million in losses to a foreign payment institution and involved about 300 people.
Former Moldovan Prime Minister Filat put on international wanted list after sentencing in France
Interpol puts former Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat on the international wanted list after French court verdict in money laundering and corruption case
NABU and SAPO expose a group of MPs who took bribes for voting in the Rada
The NABU and the SAPO reported exposing an organised criminal group of current MPs who systematically received undue benefits for voting in the Verkhovna Rada. Details are to be made public later
Drug dealer selling psilocybin mushrooms under the guise of chocolate exposed in Kyiv
Kyiv police exposed a 31-year-old Kyiv resident who set up a laboratory in his apartment to grow psilocybin mushrooms and sell them under the guise of chocolate bars. The value of the seized goods exceeds UAH 1 million
