Polotsk border guards prevented an attempt to smuggle cigarettes worth Br387 million.

Polotsk border guards detained a large batch of cigarettes while attempting to smuggle them into Latvia, Denis Glebko, Assistant Head of the Polotsk Border Guard Detachment for Media Relations, told a BELTA correspondent.

Polotsk border guards detained a large batch of cigarettes while attempting to smuggle them into Latvia, Denis Glebko, Assistant Head of the Polotsk Border Guard Detachment for Media Relations, told a BELTA correspondent.

At the "Urbany" checkpoint, during the inspection of a MAN truck driven by a Lithuanian citizen, a hidden compartment was discovered in the inner part of the trailer, containing almost 72,000 packs of tobacco products. The illegal cargo worth Br387 million and the vehicle valued at Br250 million have been seized.

The driver faces confiscation of the vehicle and administrative liability.

Olga Bogacheva