An international cocaine trafficking ring operating under the guise of selling laundry detergent has been uncovered in Ukraine
Prosecutors from the Transcarpathian Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for Defense in the Western Region have filed an indictment with the court against two members of an organized group accused of smuggling nearly 6 kilograms of cocaine into Ukraine and preparing the drugs for sale.
According to the investigation, in June 2025, the drugs were shipped from Spain, concealed from customs inspection in boxes of a well-known brand of laundry detergent.
After crossing the state border, the shipment was delivered to Kamianets-Podilskyi, from where it was sent by mail to Uzhhorod, where it was stored in a rented warehouse.
According to law enforcement officials, in January 2026, the cocaine was transported to Kyiv, where the participants in the scheme rented apartments to store the drugs and sell them later.
During the searches, law enforcement officers seized:
- nearly 6 kg of cocaine;
- methamphetamine;
- mephedrone.
According to preliminary estimates, the black-market value of the seized narcotics and psychotropic substances exceeds $1 million.
The defendants are charged with drug smuggling and the illegal distribution of drugs on a particularly large scale.
At the same time, another suspected co-organizer of the criminal scheme is being sought, as, according to the investigation, he is currently outside Ukraine.
Law enforcement officials are also investigating the involvement of other individuals in the activities of this international drug supply network.
In accordance with Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty by a court verdict.
This was reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine.
