SBU exposed the commerce structure, which financed terrorists of self-proclaimed ‘DPR’, in Kherson region. SBU press-center reported that one of the commerce enterprises of the region, which produces and sales food, systematically transferred a part of cash to the ‘DPR’ chieftains.
Secret Service investigators made 17 searchings in offices, stocks, housings and cars of persons, involved in illegal activities in the Kherson, Zaporozhye and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
As a result of operations, law enforcers seized more than 3 mln. UAH (~$110 050) of cash, gold bars for more than 3.5 mln. (~$128 515), 15 stamps of fictitious firms and two servers connected to the IP-addresses ‘Donetsk, Russian Federation’, which were used for financial transactions.
SBU staff has detained one of enterprise’s heads and mediator. Detained were informed about suspicion under Art. 258-5 (financing of terrorism) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Choosing preventive measures to them is solving now.
Investigation is continuing, directed on bringing to justice all those involved in unlawful activities.