Law enforcers in Volyn region seized more than one tonne of amber amid searches in the town of Volodymyr-Volynsky on the night of April 29, according to the press service of the regional prosecutor`s office.
The searches were conducted as part of investigating criminal proceedings on illegal extraction of amber, the press service reports.
Over one tonne of raw amber was at the premises rented by a group of local residents suspected of illegal trafficking of the stone abroad.
As UNIAN reported, after a police station in Rivne region was attacked, an operational headquarters has been coordinating the actions of the police and the National Guard to halt the illegal extraction of amber.
