{
  "id": 18122849,
  "title": "NABU, SAPO expose new criminal organization in Operation Carthage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/nabu-sapo-expose-new-criminal-organization-in-operation-carthage",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T13:20:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
    "slug": "interfax-ukraine",
    "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1231164.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), working closely with Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) prosecutors, has uncovered a criminal organization, according to a Telegram post by SAPO on Wednesday. The probe revealed that at least 12 individuals were part of this illicit network.\n\nThe organization's mastermind, a previously convicted individual, recruited high-ranking officials from the Security Service of Ukraine, the Prosecutor General's Office, and the National Police, as well as criminal underworld figures, SAPO detailed. This strategic recruitment allowed the unlawful activities of the group to operate without obstruction, SAPO said.\n\nThe criminal enterprise facilitated fraudulent call centers that swindled Ukrainian and foreign citizens, SAPO stated. Additionally, the organization was involved in the sale of narcotics, the illicit production of counterfeit cigarettes, and the manufacture of forged foreign currency.\n\nMoreover, the NABU and SAPO investigators discovered the group's members engaging in violent acts such as assaults, abductions, and causing bodily harm to individuals to protect the organization's operations, SAPO reported. The investigators are convinced that the criminal organization leveraged its corrupt connections within law enforcement agencies to shield its illicit activities and generate substantial illicit profits.",
  "summary": "Detectives from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), under the procedural guidance of Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) prosecutors, have exposed a criminal organization whose members arranged systematic bribe payments to senior law enforcement officials in exchange for allowing fraudulent call centers and other illegal businesses to operate unhindered, SAPO…",
  "key_points": [
    "NABU and SAPO uncover criminal organization in Operation Carthage",
    "Mastermind recruited high-ranking officials and criminal underworld figures",
    "Organization involved in fraud, narcotics, counterfeit goods, and violence"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}