A Lviv court has penalized a resident for importing a Jeep Cherokee disguised as aid for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Halytskyi District Court of Lviv has fined citizen Vitaliy Shanaurov for importing a Jeep Grand Cherokee into Ukraine under the guise of humanitarian aid for the Armed Forces of Ukraine based on false documents.

According to the case materials, in March of this year, Vitaliy Shanaurov imported a Jeep Grand Cherokee into Ukraine through the "Krakiwets" border crossing without paying customs duties, providing a guarantee letter from a military unit stating that the vehicle was being transported for military needs.

During the inspection, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) established that the receipt of the mentioned humanitarian aid was not confirmed, and the military unit did not issue a guarantee letter for the importation of the mentioned vehicle. Consequently, the citizen imported the vehicle based on false documents.

Judge Natalia Zubachik found Vitaliy Shanaurov guilty of transporting goods across the border while concealing them from customs control and imposed a fine of 50% of the value of the goods, amounting to almost 53 thousand UAH. Furthermore, the court's ruling did not include the confiscation of the SUV. The ruling can still be appealed.