In the Kyiv region, an underground workshop for the production and sale of counterfeit alcohol was exposed

In the Kyiv region, an underground workshop for the production and sale of counterfeit alcohol was exposed

A scheme for selling counterfeit alcoholic products was exposed in the Kyiv region. Surrogate alcohol was poured into containers of various volumes and labeled with well-known elite brands.

This was reported by the territorial office of the Bureau of Economic Security (BES) in the Kyiv region. The activities of a group of individuals who organized an underground alcohol workshop were stopped.

"The investigation results showed that the illegal activity was organized by a resident of the Kyiv region. In a private house in the city of Pereyaslav, the culprits filled surrogate alcohol into containers of different volumes, imitating well-known elite brands. The counterfeit products were sold in large batches exclusively to trusted clients," the BES statement noted.

Searches were conducted in the house of the organizer of the illegal "business". As a result, the following were seized:

• over 1,200 liters of counterfeit alcohol;
• containers;
• flavorings;
• additives;
• rough bookkeeping.

Pre-trial investigation is currently underway. Investigators are identifying the circle of individuals involved in the illegal activity.