Psychotropic Drugs on Weather Balloons: Interior Ministry Says It Disrupted Drug Trafficking Route From Poland

Reform.news Editorial Team · 8 July 2026, 15:35

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Belarus’s Interior Ministry says it has uncovered a drug trafficking route used to transport narcotics from Poland to Russia via Belarus.

According to the ministry, weather balloons were used to move the drugs across the border.

A Belarusian citizen has been detained after allegedly attempting to transport 60 kilograms of narcotic substances to Russia.