Polotsk border guards detained a batch of smuggled cigarettes

In the "Grigorovshchina" international road checkpoint, when leaving Belarus for Latvia, tobacco products concealed from customs clearance were discovered in a Volvo truck during a search.

On January 12, at the "Grigorovshchina" international road checkpoint on the Belarusian-Latvian border, when leaving Belarus for Latvia, tobacco products concealed from customs clearance were discovered under the trailer of a Volvo truck (manufactured in 2012) during a joint inspection by border guards using a special dog together with a customs inspector. Thus, the driver attempted to transport 3,910 packs of cigarettes with Belarusian excise stamps.

The estimated value of the cigarettes was 30,107,000 rubles. The vehicle has been detained for further proceedings.

Press service of the Polotsk Border Guard Detachment