SBGS and National Police operatives detained the director of a company in Volyn, who for $15,000 registered men as «second drivers» to leave through the «Shlyakh» system. The scheme allowed conscripts to illegally leave Ukraine without returning from Poland.
Scheme of illegal departure due to driver's status
In Volyn region, a large-scale scheme of smuggling of men liable for military service abroad was exposed. According to operatives of the Internal and Internal Security Department of the 6th Border Guard Detachment of the SBGSU, together with the National Police, they managed to detain the director of a company that falsely employed citizens as «second drivers» of trucks. For $15,000, clients were able to officially register in the Shlyakh system« and move to Poland.
How to. reports According to the SBGS, a key element of the scheme was the issuance of fictitious employment documents. The men then received permission to cross the border as international freight drivers, but did not return to Ukraine after leaving for Poland. The director of the company was detained while receiving money from one of the clients.
Cost of illegal departure and liability
Anyone wishing to travel abroad had to pay $15,000 to obtain a driver's status. This amount included fictitious employment, registration in the Shlyakh system, and organisation of departure across the state border. Law enforcement officials note that the scheme operated systematically, and the number of potential clients could be significant.
After the organiser's arrest, he faces criminal liability for organising an illegal channel Trafficking of persons across the state border. The investigation is ongoing to identify all participants in the criminal scheme and possible accomplices among other officials.
The mechanism of using the «Shlyakh» system»
The Shlyakh system was created to register drivers engaged in international freight transport and was intended to simplify logistics during martial law. However, as the investigation shows, unscrupulous entrepreneurs are finding ways to use it to illegally depart men subject to mobilisation.
The registration of fictitious drivers in the Shlyakh system allows avoiding legal restrictions on the departure of persons liable for military service. This creates additional risks for state security and undermines trust in official border control procedures.
Why it matters
The exposure of such schemes is of fundamental importance for the protection of national security, especially during martial law. The illegal departure of men liable for military service weakens the country's mobilisation potential and creates additional challenges for law enforcement agencies.
The operational work of the border guards and police demonstrates the readiness of the state to respond to attempts to circumvent legal restrictions. The detention of the organiser of the fictitious scheme in Volyn may signal to other similar structures that punishment for such actions is inevitable.
