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During the non-public investigation, officials from the Lithuanian Criminal Police Office gathered sufficient data demonstrating that one of the group’s organizers, who had gathered a group of accomplices in Kaunas County in violation of the procedure to acquire, maintain and transport goods subject to excise duty in the Republic of Lithuania, The organized network sold more than 100,000 units. cigarette packs as well as alcoholic beverages, reports the Police Department.
Suspects often registered property acquired through the criminal sale of excise property on behalf of others, disguised the sources of acquisition of that property, and took certain legalization actions on it.
During the multi-day operation, officers conducted 12 searches in Kaunas County, inspected the suspects’ residences, the facilities where they stored (stored), and sold cigarettes and other excise goods imported through smuggling. .
Police Department Photo / Items Found During Search
About 21,000 units were found during the search. cigarette packs held by producers in the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation, as well as more than 200 liters of denatured or denatured ethyl alcohol mortars of unknown origin, packed in containers by leading alcohol producers. It will be investigated whether these products are counterfeit.
The money obtained from criminal activity, possibly from criminal activity, has been carefully hidden in the organizer’s house, in the auxiliary premises and in various hiding places: around 430,000 euros and over 82,000 British pounds. The total value of the money extracted exceeds half a million euros.
The suspects were very cautious in their criminal activities: they knew the methods of police investigation, they conspired, so counterintelligence measures were found during the search.
The search also revealed forged documents and other material relevant to the investigation and evidence of money laundering.
Police Department Photo / Items Found During Search
5 people were arrested. All three suspects were subjected to the most severe preventive detention measures. The other two are more forgiving. Two people were interviewed for the special witness status.
To compensate the state for possible confiscation of the extended property, the suspects were restricted from owning 5 vehicles and real estate seized during the search, the total value of which is more than 1.2 million. euros
The suspects will have to explain the origin of the money, real estate and other properties found during the search.
One of the suspects offered a bribe to an official, resulting in his being caught with evidence, and a pre-trial investigation was launched against him for bribing a public official.
Some of the detainees are known to the police. They are punished for similar acts.
The circle of suspects is likely to expand.
The LKPB launched a pre-trial investigation in accordance with article 199 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Lithuania.2 str. “Illegal elimination of property subject to special taxes”, Art. 216 Legalization of criminal assets, 189one str. 1 d. Illegal enrichment, art. 2 d. “Bribery”.
The pre-trial investigation is led and organized by prosecutors from the Second Prosecution Division of the Vilnius Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
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