The State Security Service of Ukraine exposed the criminal group, which forged international passports and other documents, the SSSU’s press office reports in Facebook.
SSSU exposed the organized criminal group. The group members forged passports and other documents, entitling to the unimpeded crossing of the state border of Ukraine or residency in EU countries. It is reported that the perpetrators claimed EUR 1,100 for the production of one “passport”.
“During the searches in houses of the members of the criminal group in Ternopil, Lviv, Zhytomyr and Ivano-Frankivsk regions, the law enforcement officers found the belongings, the equipment and other resources, which were used for producing forged documents, as well as “ready” passports and other forged documents”, SSSU notes. The criminal proceeding on par.2 of art.322 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine was initiated based on this fact.