Фото: ГТК
Belarusian customs officers have uncovered a large shipment of hashish at the Kamenny Loh checkpoint on the border with Lithuania.
A total of 38 kg of the substance was found in a hidden compartment in a truck driven by a Moldovan citizen. The man was traveling from Lithuania in an empty vehicle.
“An inspection using a scanning system confirmed customs officers’ suspicions that prohibited substances might be brought into the country in the vehicle. The scan revealed a specially constructed compartment within the vehicle’s structure,” the State Customs Committee (SCC) said.
The compartment was opened during a search. Twenty-two packages containing a dark-colored substance were removed. An examination confirmed that it was hashish.
“Further verification measures and urgent investigative actions established that the shipment had been organized by a 54-year-old citizen of the Republic of Belarus.
The Grodno Regional Customs Office has opened a criminal case against him under Part 2 of Article 328-1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus,” the SCC said.
The statement did not disclose what happened to the driver.