In Zhytomyr seized 40 kilograms of illegally extracted amber
In addition, police seized his equipment and weighing several tens of thousand. Offenders could face up to three years in prison. Workers control counter economic crime in the territory of Zhytomyr Olevskyi District Zhytomyrskoyi region conducted four searches in places of buying illegally extracted amber. During searches of offenders seized raw amber weighing more than 40 kg in weight and 43 thousand. UAH. Previously, this fact Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in Zhytomyr region opened criminal proceedings on the grounds of a criminal offense underch. 2, Art. 240 (violation of safety rules or use of mineral resources) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The offender threatened penalties of a fine of between four hundred to seven hundred untaxed minimum incomes, or restraint of liberty for up to three years, or imprisonment for the same term. Department for Combating Crime inthe economic sphere MIA UkraineSource: http://artlife.rv.ua/