An illegal shipment of goods worth over Br500 million has been seized by Vitebsk customs.

August 20, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA /. Vitebsk customs officers detained a large consignment of goods worth over Br500.5 million, illegally transported to the Russian Federation, Deputy Head of the Customs' Anti-Smuggling and Administrative Offenses Department Andrey Kovalenko told a BELTA correspondent. A Volvo van carrying a cargo from Lithuania to one of the Moscow firms was stopped on the Brest-Moscow highway section in the Dubrovensky district of the Vitebsk region. According to the documents provided by the carrier, the vehicle was supposed to contain over 700 rolls of film for stretch ceilings. However, officers found almost 300 more rolls that had been imported bypassing customs control. A process has been initiated under Part 3 of Article 14.4 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of Belarus ("Illegal movement of goods and vehicles across the customs border") due to the provision of false information. The illegally transported goods have been seized. After the investigation is completed, the materials will be sent to court for a decision on bringing the perpetrators to administrative responsibility and confiscating the goods for the benefit of the state. -0-