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National Police seized almost UAH 4.5 million from illegal amber miners in Rivne region during searches. PHOTOS During the so-called ’amber operation’, police exposed seven members of the group, including a local community deputy, in Rivne region. 3 586 33 Society 
Court releases Rudenko, suspect in 'Poliakov-Rozeblat' case. PHOTO Solomianskyi district court of Kyiv has decided to impose house arrest of 60 days for Vadym Rudenko, a suspect in 'Poliakov-Rozenblat' case. 17 139 32 Previously in trend: Case of Rozenblat and Poliakov 
Police seized one ton of amber in Volyn region. PHOTOS The amber was seized during a search of local businessmen. 15 276 43 Incidents 
Tysa customs officials suspended over smuggling allegations, - prosecutor general. PHOTOS Senior officers of Tysa customs post (the Zakarpattia region) were suspended Thursday after Hungary's border guards found a large batch of smuggled cigarettes and amber in a vehicle that arrived from Ukraine. 68 832 81 Incidents 
‘Amber mafia’ sets up checkpoint, blocks road in Rivne region, - journalist. PHOTO People in military uniforms closed the road to the Rizhky tract where the miners extract amber illegally. 106 458 393 Incidents 
PGO, SBU stage raids in Zhytomyr region, seize 500 kilos of amber and weapons, - Lutsenko. PHOTOS Amber extraction needs to be codified into law. 30 541 53 Previously in trend: Amber mafia Olevsk shoot-out 
"Amber" showdown in Olevsk: unknowns fire pistols and rifles at group of men, kill one, - activist. PHOTOS On the night of Jan. 15, unknown persons opened fire on a group of young people outside a cafe in downtown Olevsk, the Zhytomyr region. 97 421 93 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Man attempted to buy 200 kg of 'criminal' amber from PGO investigator, - Chief Lutsenko. PHOTO The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine (PGO) has detained a man who attempted to bribe a PGO investigator into closing a case and returning 200 kg of amber. 62 926 75 Previously in trend: Amber mafia Grafters 
'Burshtyn' operation underway: Sarny prosecutor, two persons behind illegal mining detained in Rivne region, - Avakov. PHOTOS On Sept. 12, law enforcers detained new suspects during the 'Burshtyn' ("Amber") special operation aimed at combating the illegal production of amber in the west of Ukraine. 51 691 43 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Group of illegal miners detained, armored vehicle seized in special operation against ‘amber mafia’ in Rivne region. PHOTOS A group of illegal amber miners was detained by the National Police in the territory of the nature reserve in the Rivne region this morning. The miners resisted arrest. 112 816 166 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Some 30 searches underway in "amber mafia" case: off-the-book records, huge amounts of money, weapons, mining equipment seized, - SBU. PHOTOS The Security Service of Ukraine, the prosecutor's offices, and the police continue searches of "amber mafia" members in the Rivne region. 62 415 98 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Detained Rivne region’s Deputy Prosecutor Borovyk owns watches worth of $100,000, - SBU. PHOTO The collection of watches worth of $100,000 was found during the raid at the premises belonging to Rivne region’s Deputy Prosecutor Andrii Borovyk, detained on suspicion of organizing a crime ring involved in illegal amber extraction. 65 446 148 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Rivne region’s Deputy Prosecutor Borovyk detained, - prosecutor general’s press-secretary. PHOTOS Deputy Regional Prosecutor Andrii Borovyk has been detained in the city of Rivne during ‘Burshtyn’ (amber) operation. 28 738 61 Previously in trend: Amber mafia Prosecutor General Lutsenko 
"Amber conflict" in Zhytomyr region: nine people apprehended, three more hospitalized following firefight between out-of-town mobsters and locals. PHOTOS The residents of Obyshche village in the Olevske district engaged in a firefight with the out-of-town gangsters involved in the illegal extraction of amber. 110 473 115 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Amber buyers detained in Zhytomyr with stones worth 4 million hryvnia, - SBU. PHOTOS Two amber buyers with 50 kilos of selected "solar stone" of coarse fraction have been apprehended at a petrol station near the village of Synhai (the Zhytomyr region) by Ukraine's Security Service together with the police and prosecutor's office. 16 603 15 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Amber sellers detained by SBU in Lutsk with 500,000 UAH-worth in goods. PHOTOS Officers of the Security Service of Ukraine apprehended four sellers of illegally extracted amber in Lutsk. 14 167 13 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Disaster reported due to amber extraction in Polissia area. PHOTOS+VIDEO The scale of the environmental disaster due to illegal extraction of amber in the Polissia area is really striking. 166 392 386 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Hundreds of people mine for amber near Kukhotska Volia in Rivne region, - AutoMaidan. PHOTOS A big variety of equipment is recorded near the illegal mining. 99 919 263 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
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. 15 772 41 Incidents 
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. 16 336 19 Incidents 
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. 7 718 14 Incidents 
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. 49 046 163 Incidents 
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. 30 779 106 Incidents 
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. 28 489 109 Incidents 
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. 40 149 72 Ukrainian Politics 
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. 105 599 320 Ukrainian Politics 
