On May 18, law enforcement officers documented the fact of extortion and receiving a bribe by a technician - an inspector of the border service of one of the border service departments of the Chernivtsi border detachment.

The censor informs about this.. NO with reference to the press service of the military prosecutor's office of the Western region.

According to the investigation, the senior sergeant received a bribe in the amount of 2,100 euros through his co-worker for assisting residents of border regions in unhindered movement across the state border of Ukraine outside the customs and border control of tobacco products to Romania.

The defendant was detained and informed of suspicion (h. 3 tbsp. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The issues of choosing a measure of restraint and removal from office.