# Investigation
Bill Gates is set to give evidence to the US Congress in the Jeffrey Epstein case
Microsoft founder Bill Gates is due to appear before a US congressional committee investigating the activities of Jeffrey Epstein in June. The hearing is scheduled for 10 June.
The National Police have uncovered a drug trafficking route from the EU to Ukraine
Law enforcement officers have dismantled a transnational drug trafficking ring through which cannabis extract was being smuggled from European Union countries into Ukraine. During the operation, drugs worth over 17 million hryvnias were seized.
The investigation into the Yulia Tymoshenko case has been concluded. The case will be referred to court
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office have concluded their investigation into the case involving Yulia Tymoshenko, leader of the Batkivshchyna party and Member of Parliament.
Despite record budget losses caused by the illegal cigarette market, the Economic Security Bureau has not initiated a single investigation into the smuggling of excise goods
Over the years of the war, the budget has lost over 90 billion hryvnias due to the proliferation of illicit tobacco products. However, the Economic Security Bureau’s track record in this area is disappointing: not a single criminal case has been brought for the smuggling of excise goods, and nearly 18% of the cigarette market remains in the black market.
The SSU, the FBI and EU partners have uncovered a large-scale espionage operation involving compromised Wi-Fi routers
The Security Service of Ukraine, in collaboration with international partners, carried out a cyber operation against Russian intelligence activities. As part of the operation, a spying scheme involving vulnerable internet-connected devices was uncovered.
The budget has lost out on over 90 billion hryvnias due to illicit tobacco
Over the years of full-scale war, Ukraine’s state budget has lost over 90 billion hryvnias due to the proliferation of illicit tobacco products. In 2024, following a reduction in the ‘tobacco shadow’ by the end of 2025, the situation deteriorated once again.
The SSU has charged the captain of a vessel belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet with transporting goods from Crimea
The captain of a foreign vessel was detained in Odessa in December 2025. The investigation established that grain and petroleum products had been transported from the temporarily occupied Crimea.
The State Bureau of Investigation has uncovered a scheme involving illegal combat payments in the Dnipropetrovsk region
Former officials of a unit of the Ukrainian National Guard have been notified that they are under investigation for making unauthorised payments to military personnel. According to the investigation, the losses amounted to almost 12 million hryvnias.
The National Police have uncovered a scheme involving the sale of travel bookings and trips abroad organised by a criminal figure
Law enforcement officers carried out a large-scale operation in several regions and arrested those involved in the scheme. According to preliminary figures, at least 40 people were affected by it.
One of the most wanted mafia figures has been arrested in Italy
Italian police have arrested the leader of a mafia clan, Roberto Mazzarella, who had been on the run from the law for over a year. He was found in a luxury villa on the Amalfi Coast.
Over 1,400 kilograms of cocaine have been seized at the Port of Rotterdam
Law enforcement officers have discovered a large consignment of cocaine hidden in containers at the port of Rotterdam. The bulk of the drugs was found amongst household goods being shipped from Curaçao.
A scheme involving the illegal smuggling of people across the border has been uncovered in the Kharkiv region
Law enforcement officers arrested two suspects as they were receiving $20,000 for organising an illegal crossing of the state border. An investigation is currently underway to identify any other possible participants.
