Russian stole over 140 cubic meters of Belarusian timber

August 9, Vitebsk /Olga Bogacheva - BELTA/. A Russian citizen stole timber worth Br5.6 million from the Orsha Experimental Forestry, the BELTA correspondent was informed by the information and public relations department of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee. The offender, born in 1977 and residing in the Smolensk region, was caught red-handed while attempting to smuggle 141.11 cubic meters of timber, illegally felled in the Dubrovno district, across the border. A criminal case has been initiated against him under Part 1 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of Belarus, which provides for up to three years of imprisonment. An investigation is underway, and the Russian citizen's accomplices are being identified.-0-