The national agency, at the request of the Main Investigation Department of the National Police of Ukraine, found significant assets in criminal proceedings related to a corruption scheme in the forestry industry. This was reported by the ARMA press service on Thursday, January 16. As noted in the report, officials of a state enterprise in the forestry industry, in collusion with officials of the Polesie Forestry Office and exporting enterprises, organized a scheme to significantly underestimate the cost of timber during export.. For the period 2023-2024, the amount of understatement amounted to UAH 224 million. Wood was exported through a company controlled by officials to more than 90 non-residents below market prices. In general, experts found: 45 land plots 64 units of motor transport 40,402 cubic meters. m of wood Information about the identified assets was transferred to law enforcement agencies for further seizure and transfer to the management of ARMA. Let us remind you that six officials were exposed in a timber smuggling scheme in the EU.

Let us remind you that in Ukraine it is planned to create “industrial” forests in which businesses will grow raw materials for their needs. Earlier in Transcarpathia, police detained members of a group of “black loggers” involved in large-scale deforestation worth UAH 40 million. The attackers cut down coniferous and valuable wood on the territory of the Stebny tract and natural reserve fund. News on Telegram and WhatsApp. Subscribe to our channels https://t. me/korrespondentnet and WhatsApp Author: 1.