Kyiv customs official detained for bribery
Kyiv • UNN
A Kyiv customs officer and a customs broker were detained for receiving a bribe from a coffee importer for facilitating customs clearance of goods from Colombia and Brazil.
Law enforcement officers have detained a Kyiv customs official who systematically took money from a coffee importer for solving problems during customs clearance of goods from Colombia and Brazil. This was reported by UNN with reference to the National Police.
Details
Reportedly, the official in collusion with a customs broker organized a scheme to systematically collect undue benefits from a coffee importer for resolving and settling obstacles during customs clearance of goods from Colombia and Brazil.
The official himself determined the final value of the goods, decided on the customs clearance of the goods, and gave instructions to the customs broker. The latter, on his instructions, prepared documents, communicated directly with entrepreneurs and received money from them.
Investigators detained the criminals during another transfer of money in the amount of UAH 108,000, more than 50% of which was an unlawful benefit.
They have already been served with a notice of suspicion for obtaining an unlawful benefit by an official (Part 3 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
As of , a motion to impose a preventive measure in the form of detention has been sent to the court and approved.
The defendants face up to ten years in prison with confiscation of property.
