A diver smuggler was caught at the border with Latvia

May 30, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. A smuggler diver was caught by Belarusian border guards on the border with Latvia last night, the assistant head of the Polotsk border guard detachment Denis Glebko told a BELTA correspondent. A citizen of Latvia, an undisputed master of underwater swimming, decided to use his skills to covertly transport 10 boxes of cigarettes. However, the attempt was unsuccessful: 80 meters from the State border on the bank of the Western Dvina River, he was discovered by servicemen of the Polotsk border guard detachment. Since a diver's suit does not have pockets for documents, the swimmer could not identify himself. The state border violator has been detained for further investigation, and the tobacco products have been seized. According to Denis Glebko, smugglers use various devices to transport illegal cargo across water obstacles: from the simplest rafts to GPS navigators. -0-