Such a large international special operation was carried out with the participation of law enforcement agencies of 11 countries. It led to the liquidation of a large-scale network of criminal groups engaged in illegal activities.

Ukrinform writes about this.

"During the operation, 44 people belonging to one of the most dangerous criminal networks in the European Union were arrested," the message reads.

Investigations in eight countries revealed that a number of criminal organizations worked together to carry out large-scale criminal activity in the European Union and beyond.

It was about drug trafficking, money laundering and illegal enrichment.

In particular, on November 22, 2022, 94 searches of the leaders of these criminal organizations and their accomplices were conducted in Europe.

The criminal network operated in Lithuania, Latvia, the Czech Republic, Poland, France, Germany and Slovakia.

We will remind that earlier the law enforcement officers detained an official from the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, who

and gave them information about the work of the government.

The official was recruited by the Russian special services during a long-term business trip abroad.

Operatives of the Security Service of Ukraine documented that the official, on the instructions of Russian curators, collected information on the activities of government structures with the help of special equipment.

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