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)’.