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BES seizes 7 aircraft worth $40m in tax evasion case

The aircraft belong to a Cypriot company affiliated with two well-known Ukrainian oligarchs. 

BES seizes 7 aircraft worth $40m in tax evasion case
Photo: Bureau of Economic Security

Detectives of the Bureau of Economic Security have seized 7 aircraft worth $40 million in a tax evasion case.

This is stated in the press service of the Bureau. 

Currently, 3 Boeing 737-800 aircraft, one Boeing 737-900 and 3 Embraer 190 aircraft have been arrested. Their estimated value is 40 million US dollars.

Earlier, detectives caught a well-known airline in tax evasion. Its planes belong to a Cypriot company, which, according to intelligence, is affiliated with two well-known Ukrainian oligarchs.

The pre-trial investigation is ongoing on the grounds of a criminal offence under Part 3 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine ‘Evasion of taxes, duties (mandatory payments)’. 

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