# Investigation
Cartier, Hermès, Chanel: undeclared designer goods worth 1.5 million hryvnias were discovered at the border
At the ‘Rava-Ruska – Khribenne’ border crossing, customs officers discovered a consignment of undeclared branded goods. Their estimated value is around 1.5 million hryvnias.
Ukrainian law enforcement agencies have uncovered a network of call centres that were defrauding EU citizens
As part of the international operation ‘Scammer’, Ukrainian law enforcement agencies have dismantled a network of fraudulent call centres that were targeting citizens of European Union countries. The criminals posed as Latvian law enforcement officers and bank employees.
The US House of Representatives Committee has summoned Attorney General Pam Bondi in connection with the Epstein case
The US House of Representatives Oversight Committee has summoned Attorney General Pam Bondi to give evidence as part of an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. The hearing is to take place behind closed doors.
Against the backdrop of record growth in the black market for cigarettes, ESBU Director Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi travelled to the US to brief American businesspeople on the business climate
Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi, Director of the Economic Security Bureau, and his deputy, Yurii Belousov, attended an event in Washington organised for the American business community. The round-table discussion was attended by entrepreneurs willing to pay from $10,000 for membership of the USUBC.
Kyiv customs officials seized a Prussian officer’s helmet dating from 1915 in a parcel bound for the US
Kyiv customs officials have discovered a rare military artefact in an international postal consignment bound for the United States. The item in question is an original protective helmet dating from 1915, which belonged to a Prussian officer.
One of the founders of a crypto pyramid scheme responsible for millions in losses has been exposed in Kyiv
Law enforcement officers have uncovered the activities of a group of individuals who were offering people the chance to invest in their own cryptocurrency token. According to preliminary figures, they defrauded members of the public of almost a million dollars.
An organiser of a scheme involving illegal travel to Slovakia has been arrested in the Kyiv region
Law enforcement officers have uncovered a network involved in the illegal smuggling of men of conscription age abroad. The organiser was arrested whilst handing over part of the proceeds.
The murder of Portnov in Spain: Ukraine joins the joint investigation
Ukraine and Spain are setting up a joint international investigation team to investigate the murder of Andriy Portnov, the former deputy head of the administration of the fugitive president Viktor Yanukovych. According to Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko, the Ukrainian side has already handed over to the Spanish judicial authorities all the documents required to launch the JIT.
The SSU and the National Police have detained five pro-Russian campaigners in various regions
In several regions of Ukraine, law enforcement officers have detained five people suspected of spreading pro-Russian propaganda. They called for shelling and the seizure of Ukrainian territory.
A former official of the Assad regime has been convicted of torture in the US
A federal jury in Los Angeles has found former Syrian official Samir Osman Al-Sheikh, who headed Damascus Central Prison during the regime of Bashar al-Assad, of conspiracy to commit torture, the torture of prisoners, and lying to US immigration authorities.
A tax evasion scheme involving international transport has been uncovered in Zakarpattia
In the Zakarpattia region, detectives from the State Bureau of Investigations have uncovered a tax evasion scheme involving the organisation of international coach services. This is said to have caused losses amounting to millions to the state budget.
Vienna has noted an increase in Russian intelligence activity targeting diplomatic facilities
In the Austrian capital, there have been reports of Russian diplomatic facilities being actively used to gather intelligence. According to experts and Western officials, these sites have become a key hub for the Kremlin’s signals intelligence operations.
