{
  "id": 18680767,
  "title": "Ukraine's unreformed law enforcement enabled criminal businesses, Kaleniuk says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/ukraines-unreformed-law-enforcement-enabled-criminal-businesses",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T09:22:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/nation/ukraine-s-unreformed-law-enforcement-enabled-criminal-businesses-kaleniuk-says-50657145.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Daria Kaleniuk, executive director of the Anti-Corruption Action Center, made a statement regarding the close ties between illegal criminal businesses and Ukraine's law enforcement agencies in an interview with Radio NV. She highlighted the connection to the recently uncovered offenses by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) in Operation Carthage. Kaleniuk specifically mentioned two suspects, identified as \"Mexican\" and \"Criminal,\" who are linked to the Khimprom drug cartel. These individuals are Russian nationals, with \"Mexican\" being the head of the Khimprom drug cartel operating in Mexico.\n\nDespite being wanted in Russia, \"Mexican\" managed to establish illegal criminal businesses in Ukraine without significant resistance from the law enforcement agencies, including the Security Service of Ukraine, the National Police, and the Prosecutor General's Office. This case, labeled as Carthage-2, is seen as a continuation of Carthage-1, where NABU's special operation led to the escape of Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko to Vienna. Kaleniuk expressed concern about the protection provided to the call centers and broader criminal activities, suggesting that there were individuals within the National Police and SBU who were attempting to combat the lawlessness.",
  "summary": "The close ties between illegal criminal businesses and Ukraine's unreformed law enforcement agencies were responsible for the offenses recently uncovered and disclosed by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) in the Operation Carthage case, according to Daria Kaleniuk, executive director of the Anti-Corruption Action Center.",
  "key_points": [
    "Daria Kaleniuk links Ukraine's law enforcement to criminal businesses.",
    "Mexican, Khimprom drug cartel head, evades Russian law enforcement in Ukraine.",
    "Concerned about police and SBU's role in protecting criminal activities."
  ],
  "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."
}