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"Some people have only amber and money in their minds," - Rivne region residents face gas supply cut over unearthed pipeline. VIDEO Illegal amber miners unearthed 1.5 kilometers of gas pipeline in the Rivne region which can leave 2,000 houses in the villages of Klesiv and Puhach without heating. 15 733 44 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
'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 
Police seized one ton of amber in Volyn region. PHOTOS The amber was seized during a search of local businessmen. 15 278 43 Incidents 
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. 15 774 41 Incidents 
Three key defendants in 'amber case' released on bail Key defendants in the 'amber mafia' case from the Rivne region have been released from detention center on bail. Former deputy prosecutor of the Rivne region Andrii Borovyk left on 1 million hryvnia bail ($38,760). Borovyk is suspected of organizing a criminal ring involved in illegal amber mining. 17 970 39 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Interior Minister announces new raids against ‘amber mafia’: "Similar actions to be taken in Zhytomyr and Volyn regions" The Ministry of Internal Affairs will conduct special operations against the "amber mafia" in the Zhytomyr and Volyn regions similar to the one recently carried out in the Rivne region. 10 564 35 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
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. 3 587 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. 17 142 32 Previously in trend: Case of Rozenblat and Poliakov 
PGO fails to transfer case against Deputy Head of Rivne regional SBU Nazaruk to NABU for two months in violation of law Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine has been failing to transfer the case against Deputy Head of the Rivne region SBU Oleh Nazaruk, who has been covering the amber mafia in the region, to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau for two months. 19 745 28 Ukrainian Politics 
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 
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. 16 604 15 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
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 
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 
