How Russian-Linked Organized Crime Infiltrated Ukraine's Law Enforcement
NABU said the group controlled 52 scam offices and paid officials more than 3.75 million USDT in cryptocurrency for protection.
- On Nov. 6, Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court remanded SBU Major General Serhii Duka in custody for 60 days, setting bail at around $2.2 million on charges of aiding a criminal network that bribed senior security officials.
- Investigators allege the transnational drug ring Khimprom, led by Yehor Burkin and Andrii Osipov, operated fraudulent call centers and U420 "souvenir shops" selling synthetic drugs while paying bribes to security officials for protection.
- NABU reports the criminal network controlled at least 52 offices generating $1 billion monthly in profits, with more than 2,700 workers and 3.75 million USDT in cryptocurrency allegedly transferred to officials over several months.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky called the situation "disgraceful" on Nov. 7, announcing personnel decisions and approving a bill requiring asset declarations from all SBU staff; Acting Security Service Chief Oleksandr Poklad dismissed two officials named in the investigation.
- Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi said Wednesday the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration played a critical role in exposing the network through information exchange, though officials warn Khimprom could continue attempting to "destabilize the situation" in Ukraine.
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Ukrainian investigators have uncovered a criminal network that is said to have bribed high-ranking security officers.
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