SBU searches customs department leadership over abuses in Volyn

The Security Service of Ukraine carried out a series of investigative actions aimed at verifying the activities of State Customs Service officials. Searches were conducted at the offices and residences of several high-ranking officials of the agency.

Who came under the scrutiny of law enforcement

According to the information received, the investigative actions affected the leadership of the Infrastructure Department of the central apparatus of the customs authority. Among the subjects of the investigation are the department director Zhaldak, his deputy Ruban, and the head of one of the divisions Radchenko. In addition, searches were conducted at the premises of several other officials.

Abuses during the construction of a protective shelter

The main objective of the verification is to investigate possible abuse of authority during the implementation of an infrastructure project at the Volyn Customs territory. Law enforcement agencies are examining evidence of the artificial inflation of procurement costs. Specifically, this involves the issuance of fictitious acceptance certificates for building materials that were allegedly used to create a protective shelter for a railway scanner but did not actually exist.

An additional aspect of the investigation is significant violations of current legislation committed during the procurement tender procedure.