Belarus will introduce an enhanced regime for cargo movement control on the main Russian-Belarusian highways starting from 9:00 AM on June 17.

21:28:20 16/6 RKO, RO, NET, F, SAVI / 139 June 16, Minsk /BelTA/. Belarus will introduce an enhanced control regime for cargo movement on the main Russian-Belarusian highways starting from 9:00 on June 17. This was announced today to journalists by the Chairman of the State Customs Committee of Belarus, Alexander Shpilevsky. Alexander Shpilevsky gave such an order today in connection with the instruction of the head of state. This decision is justified, said the Chairman of the SCC. "Over 15 days of June 2009, customs authorities in normal operation detained contraband goods worth Br8 billion 620 million," explained Alexander Shpilevsky. "In 2008, cargo worth $10 million disappeared in the Kaliningrad direction." .-0-