The illegal export of a large batch of cigarettes was stopped in the Braslav district

March 17, Vitebsk /Sergey Kochetov - BELTA/. The Vitebsk customs has stopped the illegal export of a batch of cigarettes worth almost Br547 million on the Belarusian-Latvian border in the Braslav district, the customs informed a BELTA correspondent. At the Urbany checkpoint and customs clearance point, customs and KGB officers stopped a "Renault" truck with a refrigerated semi-trailer for inspection. The vehicle, driven by a Russian citizen, was transporting almost 4 tons of polyethylene film from Belarus to Estonia. However, in addition to the cargo declared in the documents, 500,000 packs of Belarusian-made cigarettes were found in the cargo compartment, being transported with concealment from customs control. A check is being conducted on this fact, and the vehicle with the cargo has been detained.-0-