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Na corruption and anti-corruption prosecutors said on 4 November that they had exposed a large criminal organization during the “Kарфаген” operation. The group allegedly ran fraudulent call centers, trafficked synthetic drugs, produced counterfeit euros and carried out commissioned attacks. Senior SBU and National Police officials were detained or suspended.
L'essentiel
- НаБУ та САП повідомили про викриття організації 4 листопада в межах операції «Карфаген».
- Сергія Дука затримали 4 листопада; НАБУ повідомляє, що він перешкоджав обшуку й погрожував зброєю.
- Єгор Буркін, відомий також як Єгор Левченко, перебуває в українському розшуку та під персональними санкціями з грудня 2023 року.
- За версією слідства, організація займалася шахрайськими колцентрами, наркотиками, фальшивими євро та замовними нападами.
- До складу організації входило щонайменше 12 осіб.
- Журналісти ідентифікували «Акіма» як генераль-майора Сергія Дуку, а «Кримінала» — як Андрія Осіпова.
- СБУ пов’язувала «Хімпром» з російськими спецслужбами; у 2023 році під час операції проти угруповання затримали 89 наркоторговців.
Pourquoi c’est important
L’enquête concerne à la fois un vaste réseau criminel transnational et de possibles liens entre ses membres et de hauts responsables ukrainiens de la sécurité et de la police. La découverte de Involvement of senior SBU and National Police officials would raise questions about oversight and possible protection of organized crime. The alleged expansion of the cartel after the start of the full-scale invasion also makes the case significant for Ukraine’s security and law-enforcement system.
Ce qui s’est passé
On 4 November, Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau and Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office announced the exposure of a criminal organization during the “Карфаген” operation. According to investigators, the organization operated fraudulent call centers, trafficked synthetic drugs including mephedrone and alpha-PVP, manufactured counterfeit euros and carried out commissioned attacks. Its activities also included kidnapping and assaulting people, illegal cigarette production and counterfeiting foreign currency.
The organization had at least 12 members. Ukrainian anti-corruption investigators identified senior SBU and National Police officials among the participants or alleged protectors, using pseudonyms including “Akim,” “Kriminal,” “Pryce” and “Consultant.” Journalists later identified “Akim” as Major General Serhii Duka and “Kriminal” as Andrii Osypov, who had previously been convicted and maintained contacts in the security service, police and prosecutor’s office.
Serhii Duka was detained on 4 November after detectives arrived to search his premises, according to the material. The NACP said he obstructed investigators and threatened them with a weapon. Armed people reportedly prevented the search from beginning for around three hours, and special SBU unit officers attended the scene.
Ce qu’en disent les sources ukrainiennes
The Ukrainian account focuses on the organization’s scale, its alleged links to senior officials, the identification of participants who had previously been disclosed only by pseudonyms, and the detention of senior SBU and National Police personnel. It also emphasizes that investigators believe the cartel continued expanding after the full-scale invasion with support from influential Ukrainian law-enforcement officials, while the SBU has linked “Хімпром” to Russian intelligence services.
Contexte
The SBU reported that a 2023 operation against “Хімпром” resulted in the detention of 89 drug traffickers and the dismantling of drug laboratories. The SBU linked the cartel to Russian intelligence services, and an audio recording cited in the investigation refers to cooperation with FSB representatives. Journalists identified most of the participants whom anti-corruption agencies had referred to by pseudonyms.