Detectives of the Territorial Administration of the Bureau of Economic Security in the Odessa region detained an Odessa citizen who, contrary to the ban, exchanged Russian rubles for Ukrainian hryvnia and vice versa. This is reported by the BEB website..

The man has been engaged in illegal conversion of rubles in the territory of Odessa and Dnipropetrovsk regions since April 2022. He posted exchange announcements in telegram channels. To convert money, the circulation of which is prohibited on the territory of Ukraine, used a payment system prohibited in Ukraine. Offered to exchange any amount.

During the searches, detectives found and seized money, several mobile phones, a laptop, sim cards, 7 bank cards and a computer..

The total value of the seized property amounted to 670 thousand hryvnia. He's under arrest.

The detainee was informed of suspicion of committing a criminal offense under part. 1 st. 200 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (implementation of illegal actions related to the conversion of electronic money, the circulation of which is prohibited on the territory of Ukraine). Criminal proceedings sent to court with an indictment.

Earlier it was reported that on February 25, 2022, the NBU banned all operations with the ruble.