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PGO covers ‘amber mafia’ and formally refuses to refer case filed against Rivne region SBU Deputy Head Nazaruk to NABU The Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine represented by Acting Prosecutor General Sevruk has submitted to the National Anti-corruption Bureau the official refusal to refer the case of ‘amber mafia’ in the Rivne region to NABU detectives. 55 180 150 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine 
Hundreds of people continue illegal amber extraction in Rivne region. VIDEO Hundreds of people continue illegal amber mining in the Rivne region. 26 702 134 
Judge assistant and customs official detained while trying to sell amber. PHOTO Employees of the Security Service of Ukraine together with the Prosecutor's Office arrested an assistant of judge from the Rivne region and a Boryspil customs official who tried to sell some illegally mined amber. 15 828 41 
59 kilos of smuggled amber worth of 9 million UAH seized at Odesa customs. PHOTOS A woman carrying 59 kilos of amber was detained in the Odesa airport. 16 385 19 
More than 100 kg of amber worth UAH 15.3 mln seized in Rivne region. PHOTOS As part of the special operation "Rubezh-2015," tax police have cracked down on a large underground amber workshop in the Rivne region. 7 767 14 
Amber mining provoked shooting in Volyn, illegal diggers driven out from woods A conflict over illegal amber mining has moved into its active phase. 22 269 92 
80 amber miners blocking Warsaw highway detained in Volyn region, - Interior Ministry 80 amber miners blocking Warsaw highway have been detained in the Volyn region. 46 329 207 
Police conducts operation against amber miners in Volyn forests: nearly thousand law enforcers involved, 17 people arrested. PHOTOS The Volyn region police received information that a group of 300 people was actively carrying out illegal extraction of raw amber in the forest area. 49 117 163 
SBU seized equipment and amber-work worth $1 million. PHOTOS Today in Rivne the SBU and the State Fiscal Service seized equipment to manufacture amber products, as well as amber-work worth over $1 million. 30 804 106 
Illegal amber worth $3 million nailed in Rivne region, - Minister Avakov. PHOTOS A record-breaking batch of amber is worth some $3 million by preliminary estimates. 28 609 109 
24 amber diggers detained at illegal mine in Zhytomyr region. PHOTOS July 29, near Korosten in the Zhytomyr region, an interdepartmental raid group of law enforcers tracked and detained 24 people, who had just launched illegal mining of amber in the area. A pre-trial investigation is initiated. 40 187 72 
Journalist who fought against criminal mining of amber was severely beaten. PHOTO Journalist and city council deputy Oleksandr Nikolaichuk, who fought against illegal mining of amber, was severely beaten in the Zhytomyr region on Friday. Criminal investigation under three articles of the Criminal Code is provided. 105 682 320 
Poroshenko announces detentions of illegal amber mining protectors Detentions of illegal amber mining operators will be conducted next week. 28 092 96 
President Poroshenko ordered law enforcers to stop covering for amber mining President Petro Poroshenko ordered Ukrainian law enforcement agencies to stop covering for illegal amber mining within two weeks. The mining is blooming in the Rivne, Volyn, and Zhytomyr regions. 73 103 320 
Local authorities in Zhytomyr are not able to stop illegal amber getter Camps filled with armed people and equipment are formed at amber birthplaces in the Zhytomyr region. 122 731 204 
