# Investigation
Spain has seized 30 tonnes of cocaine – a record shipment for Europe worth over €800 million
Spanish law enforcement officers seized 30 tonnes of cocaine from a vessel off the Canary Islands and arrested 23 crew members. This is the largest drug seizure in European history.
€17,000 for a diagnosis and travel abroad – scheme to evade conscription exposed
Law enforcement officers have uncovered a scheme involving the production of false medical documents to secure deferrals from conscription and to arrange for conscripts to travel abroad. The suspects include a TB specialist from Chernivtsi and two residents of the Ternopil and Chernivtsi regions.
A scheme involving the falsification of disability claims to evade conscription has been uncovered in Volyn
In Volyn, law enforcement officers have uncovered an organised group which, according to the investigation, was issuing false medical diagnoses and disability classifications for men liable for military service. According to the police, doctors, intermediaries and members of the expert panel were involved in the scheme.
The SSU and the National Police have detained suspects in the bombing of a soldier’s car in Dnipro
Law enforcement officers have arrested two suspects in connection with the terrorist attack that took place on 7 May in Dnipro. According to the investigation, they planted explosives under a Ukrainian Armed Forces soldier’s car on behalf of the Russian Federation.
Drones are now being used for criminal purposes. The National Police are calling for legislation to regulate this
Ivan Vyhovskyi, Head of the National Police of Ukraine, has stated that drones are now being used for criminal purposes. He is hoping that the Verkhovna Rada will pass a bill regulating the use of drones.
A suspected suicide note by Jeffrey Epstein has been released in the US: what it says
In the US, a federal court has released a note allegedly written by financier Jeffrey Epstein shortly before his death in prison in 2019. The document had remained classified for years.
During the war, the State Bureau of Investigation will spend 13.5 million hryvnias on software for media analytics and the preparation of ‘aesthetic’ reports
The State Bureau of Investigations is to purchase business analytics software worth 13.5 million hryvnias.
In Kyiv, a driver who appeared to be under the influence of alcohol fled from the police in his car and hit a pedestrian
On Beresteisky Avenue in Kyiv, patrol officers stopped a car for a traffic offence. Whilst speaking to the driver, the officers noticed that he showed signs of being under the influence of drugs.
Under Tsyvinskyi’s leadership, the ESBU increased its expenditure on overseas business trips
In the first quarter of 2026, the Economic Security Bureau spent over 1.2 million hryvnias on business travel. Expenditure on overseas travel doubled compared with the same period last year.
A soldier has been arrested in Dnipro for assaulting a fellow soldier during a drill
Law enforcement officers have detained a soldier suspected of brutally beating a Ukrainian Armed Forces soldier in front of the formation. A notice of suspicion is being prepared for him.
Russia attacked Latvia with two drones
The Latvian Air Force has detected foreign drones entering the country’s airspace from Russia. Two drones crashed in Latgale, one of which struck an empty oil tank in Rēzekne.
An SSU officer has been arrested on suspicion of accepting a bribe of $34,000
Law enforcement officers have uncovered an employee of the Security Service of Ukraine and a businessman who are suspected of organising a scheme involving fictitious employment in order to obtain a deferment from conscription. The official was arrested whilst receiving the funds.
