NABU and SAPO uncovered a large-scale corruption scheme: security forces covered a gang of drug dealers and fraudsters for years in Kyiv. As part of Special Operation Carthage, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Special Anti-Corruption Office (SAP) uncovered a scheme of unprecedented scale involving senior SBU employees, the National Police and the Prosecutor's Office. According to the investigation, law enforcement officers not only covered up the criminal group, but also actively helped it commit serious crimes. According to published materials, the organized crime group included at least 12 people. The investigation calls the organizer a person who was previously convicted and called a "criminal", and his main accomplice is Yegor Burkin ("Mexican"), who is associated with the international drug cartel "Kimprom". Businesses on trust and forceful cover The main income of the group came from a network of fraud centers. The investigation determined that at least 52 offices and 2,700 employees were under the control of criminals, who defrauded citizens of Ukraine, the European Union and other countries every day. The activities of fraudsters went unpunished for a long time thanks to a clearly structured system of corruption. The standard cost of "power coverage" was 7 thousand dollars (about 560 thousand rubles) per month for each call center. The office addresses were given to law enforcement officers, and the money was transferred to crypto wallets by the fifth day. After the payment, the criminals worked without fear of searches. Bloody Methods and Drug Trafficking In addition to telephone fraud, members of the group are involved in drug trafficking, counterfeit cigarette manufacturing, and counterfeit foreign currency. To deal with those they didn't like, they were given access to official databases, city CCTV cameras and criminal case files. The videos released by NABU show shocking footage of the "solution to the problem".

NABU and SAPO uncovered a large-scale corruption scheme: security forces covered a gang of drug dealers and fraudsters for years in Kyiv. As part of Special Operation Carthage, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Special Anti-Corruption Office (SAP) uncovered a scheme of unprecedented scale involving senior SBU employees, the National Police and the Prosecutor's Office. According to the investigation, law enforcement officers not only covered up the criminal group, but also actively helped it commit serious crimes. According to published materials, the organized crime group included at least 12 people. The investigation calls the organizer a person who was previously convicted and called a "criminal", and his main accomplice is Yegor Burkin ("Mexican"), who is associated with the international drug cartel "Kimprom". Businesses on trust and forceful cover The main income of the group came from a network of fraud centers. The investigation determined that at least 52 offices and 2,700 employees were under the control of criminals, who defrauded citizens of Ukraine, the European Union and other countries every day. The activities of fraudsters went unpunished for a long time thanks to a clearly structured system of corruption. The standard cost of "power coverage" was 7 thousand dollars (about 560 thousand rubles) per month for each call center. The office addresses were given to law enforcement officers, and the money was transferred to crypto wallets by the fifth day. After the payment, the criminals worked without fear of searches. Bloody Methods and Drug Trafficking In addition to telephone fraud, members of the group are involved in drug trafficking, counterfeit cigarette manufacturing, and counterfeit foreign currency. To deal with those they didn't like, they were given access to official databases, city CCTV cameras and criminal case files. The videos released by NABU show shocking footage of the "solution to the problem".