The Bureau of Economic Security exposed a large -scale smuggling scheme through the logistics terminal of LLC "Mostyska Dray Port" in the Lviv region. According to the investigation, it was here that the sunflower meal and oils purchased for cash without tax have occurred, with further illegal export to Europe.
The investigation is under criminal proceedings under Articles 212 and 366 of the Criminal Code - tax evasion and official forgery.
In November 2024, detectives conducted a search on the territory of the terminal in the village of Mostyskaya. 883.67 tons of meal and 1613 tons of sunflower oil were found there. Some of the goods had no proper documentary support, and the owners themselves provided conflicting data or at all avoided communication with the investigation.
The organizers of the scheme constantly changed the details of the controlled firms, purchased products for cash without tax design and exported it abroad through fictitious contracts with non-resident companies. In particular, italy and Spain were one of the main export areas.
Firms from Dnipropetrovsk and Kyiv region were involved in the equipment, including:
- LLC "VIGH SAN OIL", which gave the oil invoice only after the search;
- Newnite LLC, which was shipped without a transparent supply circuit;
- Top Export LLC, which submitted false declarations to the customs and subsequently withdrew them.
Some of the products were tried to legalize through the Polish company Bernardgroup SP. Z OO, which, however, has no representation in Ukraine and is not registered with the tax authorities. Similar attempts were also made by LLC "Flagman Sid", which is already recognized as a tax risky enterprise.
During the trial in court, representatives of Bernardgroup stated that the company legally purchased oil and concluded agreements with the Italian firm Kordimed S.L. But these arguments were not fully convinced of the court: the arrest was imposed on the products itself, although the containers in which it was stored were left without restrictions.
The Mostyska Dray Port has refused to provide services for payment for services, which only increased the suspicion of law enforcement.
The case is continued to investigate, checking the origin of the goods, the authenticity of financial transactions and the amount of tax evasion.
