In the Odessa region, the head of the National Police department was detained on a bribe on the day of his appointment to the post. This is reported by Dumskaya with reference to a source in the prosecutor's office on Saturday, November 20.

" Prior to that, for almost a month, he was temporarily acting, "

The arrest was carried out on the 23rd kilometer of the Odessa-Yuzhny highway by officers of the State Intelligence Directorate and the SBU.

According to the investigation, Panchenko extorted and received 4 thousand dollars for the closure of criminal proceedings, which began on the fact of forging documents.

Searches took place in the administrative building of the police department.