During the searches carried out in the cigarette producer Donetsk Tobacco Company (DTK) and related organizations in the DPR, warehouses where unmarked counterfeit products were stored were discovered and more than 12.5 million packs of cigarettes were seized. The publication reports that RBC With reference to sources.
As the source of the publication stated, searches were carried out by officers of the FSB and the Federal Tax Service at 18 addresses on the territory of the DPR. RBC states that these took place as part of its efforts to combat the illegal trade in counterfeit unlabeled tobacco products.
According to sources, more than 12.5 million packs of cigarettes were seized, as well as documents “confirming that a crime was committed.”
RBC, citing the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, writes that the owner of 95% of the enterprise is Donetsk businessman Igor Karasev.
Before reportedIt was stated that a resident of the Belgorod region was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for producing 25 million rubles of counterfeit money.
It was previously reported that stores may be allowed. distribute food.