Ukraine busts freight transport corruption scheme leading to $1.5mn losses annually

Ukraine busts freight transport corruption scheme leading to $1.5mn losses annually


According to Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Mustafa Nayyem, the Ministry of Infrastructure, Security Service of Ukraine, National Police and Ukrtransbezpeka (State Service of Ukraine for Transport) exposed and documented he illegal activities of officials who, since 2016, stimulated an artificial shortage of permits for international cargo transportation and issued them with forged documents.

An artificial deficit of forms was created, and they were sold for $700 instead of $2.

Most of the employees of the Boryspil permit issuing point, who are suspected of organizing the scheme, were removed from their duties in November 2021. The head of the permit issuing point was dismissed in June 2022.

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