In Volyn, interdepartmental mobile groups have been created and are operating, which include employees of the SBU administration, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the State Tax Administration, customs, the Lutsk Border Detachment, the State Plant Quarantine Inspection, and the Veterinary Medicine Administration, the press group of the SBU Directorate in the Volyn region reported to the Western Information Corporation on April 19. \n \nIn just one month, these groups detected 15 cases of movement of goods across the customs border that have signs of smuggling activities. Currently, the authenticity of documents for the export from Ukraine of stainless steel ingots in the amount of over 20 tons worth 326 thousand hryvnias is being verified. It has been established that this goods, by chemical composition, does not correspond to what is indicated in the documents, and its value exceeds the market value by 1,100 US dollars per 1 ton. It is obvious that enterprising dealers are trying once again to use the so-called value-added tax refund scheme and enrich themselves at the expense of budget funds. \n \nRecently, the activity of smugglers in importing mobile communication devices and household appliances into Ukraine has increased. The strengthening of measures to counter smuggling activities in the Ukrainian-Belarusian border area during the first ten days of March made it possible to significantly reduce the flows of illegal movement of goods that occurred outside checkpoints. At the same time, the issue of border shadow trade remains problematic, during which residents of the border districts of Ukraine, Belarus, and Poland smuggle tobacco products and alcohol, food and household goods, and petroleum products in small consignments. \n \nThe measures carried out within the framework of the "Stop Smuggling!" operation demonstrated the effectiveness and efficiency of the interdepartmental mobile groups. If at the beginning of their work a number of problems arose in the interaction of law enforcement officers, now this process is more streamlined and effective. \n