The cartridge in the backpack cost the passenger of the Minsk metro in 9 thousand rubles fine

The court sentenced a 25-year-old resident of Volozhin, who kept and transported the cartridge in a backpack. Previously, the man was not brought to criminal responsibility, but for illegal handling of ammunition he was fined in the amount of 200 basic values - 9 thousand rubles. This is reported by the agency “Minsk-Novosti”.

The incident occurred at the Mogilevskaya metro station. A security officer asked one of the passengers to present hand luggage for inspection. In the backpack, the men found a cartridge, after which the police were called to the place.

The examination showed that the cartridge was manufactured in a factory way and is an ammunition for hand-held rifled firearms.

In court, the man fully admitted guilt and repented. He said that the day before he met friends, one of whom reported that he found a bullet on the road near his house. The defendant asked to show the find, and then put it in the pocket of the backpack when he sat down in the minibus.

Friends advised him to throw away the cartridge and warned that he could not miss the subway. However, the man ignored their words and went with ammunition to Minsk.

“The accused was employed with plaster in a private company, he had not previously been brought to criminal responsibility,” said Anna Yurgelevich, senior assistant prosecutor of the Zavodsky district.

The court found a resident of Volozhin guilty of illegal acquisition, storage, transportation and carrying ammunition. On the basis of part 2 of Article 295 of the Criminal Code, he was sentenced to a fine of 200 basic values, or 9 thousand rubles.

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