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Ukrainian Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi said on November 11, 2026, that the US Drug Enforcement Administration helped Ukraine expose the Khimprom criminal group. The group allegedly operated with protection from SBU and National Police officials. Vyhivskyi said the DEA shared operational and analytical information about the group's activities, which helped police shut down its drug sales points and prevent them reopening. He made the statement after meeting DEA attaché Lorraine Estep, and said the group operated in Ukraine and EU countries. The announcement follows a NABU and SAPO investigation published on November 4 that alleged officials from the SBU, National Police and Prosecutor General's Office helped the group operate, and that involved about 70 searches. Kyiv Post reported the statement. The investigation began after NABU arrested Andrii Osipov on July 30, 2026, in an extortion case, and among the five people served with suspicion is SBU Major General Serhiy Duka, who was remanded in custody on November 6. Authorities have not published details of the DEA's specific contribution to particular arrests.