From December 2022 to January 2025, a group of individuals established illegal production, storage, and sale of counterfeit cosmetic and perfume products of world-renowned brands in the Poltava region. To mask their criminal activities, they used names and trademarks for goods and services without the consent of the rights-holding companies. According to preliminary estimates, the group's illegal activities caused material damages to the companies exceeding 8.5 million hryvnias.

During sanctioned searches of the warehouse used by the suspects, approximately 3,000 bottles of counterfeit products, computer equipment, and information carriers with a complete record of the illegal product sales were seized.

Under the procedural guidance of the Office of the Prosecutor General, three individuals have been notified of suspicion for using trademarks for goods and services, committed in conspiracy by a group of individuals, which caused material damage in particularly large amounts under Part 3 of Article 229 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

Furthermore, thanks to the work of law enforcement agencies, the mentioned counterfeit products will not enter the Ukrainian perfume market, including retail stores.

The pre-trial investigation is being conducted by detectives of the GPD of the Bureau of Economic Security, with operational support from the Cyber Police Department of the National Police of Ukraine.

Note: According to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until their guilt is proven in a lawful manner and established by a court verdict.