Postcards and gift packaging bags worth Br72 million detained by Vitebsk customs officers

After a few hours in the same area, customs officers stopped another bus, which was carrying bed linen, bedspreads, and blankets worth approximately Br50 million without the necessary documents. The illegally transported goods had to be seized. An investigation is being conducted into both incidents.

Greeting cards and gift packaging bags worth Br72.5 million have been seized by officers of the operational search department of the Vitebsk customs, the customs informed a BELTA correspondent.

Two days ago, during a special operation, officers of the operational search department of the Vitebsk customs stopped a bus driven by a citizen of the Republic of Belarus on the 609th kilometer of the M1 highway Brest - Minsk - Russian Federation border. The bus was carrying greeting cards and gift packaging bags without accompanying documents. The goods, with a preliminary value of Br72.5 million, were seized. After a few hours in the same area, customs officers stopped another bus, which was carrying bed linen, bedspreads, and blankets worth approximately Br50 million without the necessary documents.

The illegally transported goods had to be seized. An investigation is being conducted into both incidents.