--- title: "\"Carthage\" case figure Tsenov suspended from National Police position" description: "First Deputy Head of the National Police SID, Volodymyr Tsenov, has been suspended from his position pending an internal investigation into the \"Carthage\" case. He is suspected of bribery and involvement with counterfeit euros." date: 2026-11-12T15:50:43.225Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/tsenov-suspended-from-national-police-position-carthage-case tags: [national-police, corruption, nabu, carthage-case, ukraine] author: "Marina Slivenko" publisher: "XAB.info" --- # "Carthage" case figure Tsenov suspended from National Police position ![Volodymyr Tsenov in a glass courtroom box during a hearing in the "Carthage" case](https://xab.info/media/2026/11/12/tsenov-otstranenie-ot-dolzhnosti-delo-karfagen/tsenov-otstranenie-ot-dolzhnosti-delo-karfagen-1.webp) ## Key Points - Volodymyr Tsenov, First Deputy Head of the SID of the National Police, has been suspended from his position pending an internal investigation. - According to NABU and SAP, he received money for "not noticing" illegal call centers from January to July 2026. - Tsenov was detained on Nov 4, granted 15 million UAH bail on Nov 5, and released on Nov 6; Demyanchuk was arrested without bail. - The investigation will verify police involvement in the production of counterfeit euros. First Deputy Head of the Strategic Investigations Department (SID) of the National Police, Volodymyr Tsenov, has been suspended from his duties pending an internal investigation. This was reported by the National Police in response to an inquiry from the Skhemy (Radio Svoboda) investigative project, as cited by RBC-Ukraine. The department specified that the suspension is related to a possible breach of service discipline by certain employees, and Tsenov himself is a suspect in the high-profile "Carthage" operation, where, according to media reports, he operates under the alias "Price". ### Internal investigation and counterfeit euros The National Police have launched an internal investigation due to possible disciplinary violations by certain employees; however, the department did not specify who, apart from Volodymyr Tsenov, is under review. As part of the same investigation, the alleged involvement of police officers in the production of counterfeit euros will be checked. According to anti-corruption authorities, a serving law enforcement officer nicknamed "Consultant" was involved in launching the currency forgery scheme; he is likely identified as Oleksandr Demyanchuk, Deputy Head of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Kyiv region police. The investigation also accuses the "Consultant" of assisting attackers who assaulted a man near a sports club in central Kyiv in July 2026. ### Investigation's version: money for "not noticing" call centers According to the NABU and SAP, one of the SID leaders known as "Price" (likely Tsenov) received money between January and July 2026 for "not noticing" the operations of illegal call centers. Furthermore, according to the investigation, after equipment was seized at one of the call centers, he allegedly advised filing five identical complaints to the Pechersky District Court of Kyiv so that the case would land with a specific judge. Separately, the police confirmed that they registered a report of an attack on Antonovych Street on July 7 and opened proceedings for hooliganism, but did not disclose whether the individual associated with this attack is still employed by them. ### Detention, bail, and arrest without bail On November 4, Volodymyr Tsenov was detained, and the following day, a court remanded him into custody with bail set at 15 million hryvnias. On November 6, he paid the amount and was released from the pre-trial detention center. At the same time, another figure in the case, Oleksandr Demyanchuk, was arrested by the court without the right to bail. Thus, as of now, Tsenov is under investigation but suspended from his position, while his colleague in the case remains in custody without the possibility of release on bail. ### Context of Operation "Carthage" Recall that on November 5, as part of the high-profile "Carthage" operation, anti-corruption authorities detained a high-ranking National Police official known on NABU tapes by the alias "Price"; media reports indicate this refers to Deputy SID Chief Volodymyr Tsenov. At the same time, it became known that even before the high-profile operation began, National Police officers had spent years opposing the "Khimprom" drug syndicate, working under constant threats of retaliation: law enforcement officers managed to close 105 U420 drug shops and detain 23 members of the group. This circumstance highlights the contradictory nature of the case, where the same structures simultaneously appear in anti-corruption proceedings and in the exposure of organized crime. ## Fact-Check & Sources - [Фигуранта дела "Карфаген" Ценова отстранили от должности в Нацполиции](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/figuranta-spravi-karfagen-tsenova-vidstoronili-1794490336.html) - Basis source: Tsenov's suspension, internal investigation, counterfeit euros, "Consultant", detention and bail. - [Фигуранта дела «Карфаген» отстранили от должности в Нацполиции](https://news.finance.ua/ru/figuranta-dela-karfagen-otstranili-ot-dolzhnosti-v-nacpolicii) - Подтверждает отстранение по ответу Нацполиции на запрос «Схем», псевдоним «Прайс», эпизод с колл-центрами и жалобами в Печерский суд, задержание 4 ноября. - [В Нацполиции отстранили фигуранта дела "Карфаген" Ценова, – "Схемы"](https://24tv.ua/ru/vladimir-cenov-otstranenie-ot-dolzhnosti_n3179123) - Подтверждает отстранение по ответу Нацполиции на запрос «Схем», псевдоним «Прайс», эпизод с колл-центрами и жалобами в Печерский суд, задержание 4 ноября. - [Дело «Карфаген»: Кропиву до сих пор не уволили из генпрокуратуры и даже не отстранили от должности](https://zn.ua/anticorruption/delo-karfahen-kropivu-do-sikh-por-ne-uvolili-iz-henprokuratury-i-dazhe-ne-otstranili-ot-dolzhnosti.html) - Контекст того же дела, но о другом фигуранте (Кропива/«Канцлер»); использовано для общего контекста операции. ## FAQ ### Who was suspended from their position in the National Police? First Deputy Head of the Strategic Investigations Department, Volodymyr Tsenov, was suspended pending an internal investigation. ### What is Tsenov suspected of? According to NABU and SAP, he received money for "not noticing" the work of illegal call centers from January to July 2026 and allegedly advised filing identical complaints to the Pechersky District Court of Kyiv. ### What court set the preventive measure for Tsenov? On November 5, the court ordered him into custody with 15 million hryvnias bail; he paid the bail and was released on November 6. ### What is known about the second figure, Demyanchuk? Oleksandr Demyanchuk, linked to the nickname "Consultant" and the production of counterfeit euros, was arrested by the court without the right to bail.