Selling drugs under the guise of souvenirs - police search U420 store chain

The National Police of Ukraine, under the procedural guidance of prosecutors from the Prosecutor General's Office, is conducting searches at the U420 chain of stores. This was reported by UNN with reference to the Prosecutor General's Office and the National Police.

Details

The measures are being carried out on the grounds of offenses provided for by the following articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:

• Part 1, 2 of Art. 255 (Creation, leadership of a criminal community or criminal organization, as well as participation in it);
• Part 2, 3 of Art. 307 (Illegal production, manufacture, acquisition, storage, transportation, shipment or sale of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances or their analogues);
• Part 3 of Art. 209 (Legalization (laundering) of property obtained by criminal means).

The sanction of the articles provides for imprisonment for up to 12 years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to three years and with confiscation of property.

The documentation of the activities of the specified network has been ongoing since December 2025. All details will be disclosed after the completion of procedural actions

Recall

The Prosecutor General's Office, together with the Bureau of Economic Security, exposed a large-scale scheme for the illegal production and sale of liquids for electronic cigarettes, which has been operating in Ukraine since 2023.