Employees of the SBU Directorate in the Volyn region, together with customs officers, prevented an attempted illegal export operation. According to the accompanying documents, the Volvo truck with a trailer detained by law enforcement officers was transporting equipment used on drilling rigs, with a total value of over UAH 20 million. An American company was listed as the customer of the goods. \nAs LIGABiznesInform was informed in the SBU press center, special service officers established a number of facts indicating signs of a crime in the actions of the businessmen. The documents they provided contained inaccurate data about the sender of the cargo, concluded internal agreements and international contracts. At the same time, the stated value of the goods, as confirmed by an expert examination, was significantly inflated. The products did not meet standards, and some of them had already become covered with rust. \nThus, the perpetrators attempted to illegally obtain grounds for a refund from the state budget of more than UAH 3 million 700 thousand in VAT. Commercial structures from several regions of Ukraine were involved in this scheme. \nBased on this fact, the special unit for combating corruption and organized crime of the SBU Directorate in the Volyn region opened a criminal case. \n