Contraband worth Br250 million detained while attempting to enter Belarus from Russia
Customs officers and the financial police prevented the import of goods worth almost Br250 million into Belarus from Russia, the Vitebsk customs informed a BELTA correspondent.
During the implementation of another set of measures to protect the economic interests of Belarus, officers of the operational-search department of the Vitebsk customs, together with the department of financial investigations of the KGB of the Republic of Belarus for the Vitebsk region, stopped a bus traveling from Moscow to Minsk, driven by a citizen of Belarus, on the international highway M1 "Brest - Minsk - Russian Federation border".
Upon inspection of the bus's cargo compartments, goods were discovered: pillows, clothing, bags, tablecloths, dishes, and hairdressing supplies. All of these were being transported without accompanying documents. The goods, with a preliminary value of almost Br250 million, have been seized. An investigation is underway regarding this incident.