Vitebsk customs officers stopped two attempts to import drugs to Belarus

Two attempts to import marijuana into Belarus were stopped by Vitebsk customs officers during special events on the Belarusian-Russian section of the border. This was reported by sb.by in the press service of the State Customs Committee of Belarus.

The presence of prohibited substances indicated service dogs.

In the first case, a 32-year-old citizen of Belarus was going to import marijuana on a Ford Transit minibus. The substance wrapped in a foil bundle was found in his passenger seat.

In the second case, a 29-year-old Belarusian who drove an Opel Insignia car hid a package of drugs in a bottle from a deodorant that was in his personal belongings.

Examinations conducted by specialists of GKSE in the Vitebsk region confirmed the belonging of the discovered substances to marijuana.

Vitebsk customs in respect of citizens initiated criminal cases under part 1 of article 328-1 of the criminal code of the Republic of Belarus. The sanction of the article provides for a sentence of imprisonment for up to seven years. Brest border guards detained a foreigner carrying marijuana cigarettes