{"id":492322,"date":"2025-10-21T16:31:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T13:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reform.news\/?p=492322"},"modified":"2025-10-21T17:46:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T14:46:30","slug":"german-citizen-and-estonian-resident-detained-at-belarus-border-over-marijuana-possession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/german-citizen-and-estonian-resident-detained-at-belarus-border-over-marijuana-possession","title":{"rendered":"German Citizen and Estonian Resident Detained at Belarus Border over Marijuana Possession"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>Two people were detained with marijuana at the Latvian-Belarusian border, the State Customs Committee (SCC) reported. One of the detainees is a German citizen.<\/p>\n<p>The German national was entering Belarus through the Grigorovshchina checkpoint in a Fiat Ducato van. During customs inspection, a sniffer dog alerted officers to the possible presence of illegal substances. A search of the man\u2019s belongings and vehicle revealed four small bags and a container with marijuana. Forensic analysis confirmed the substance to be marijuana, with a total weight of 12 grams.<\/p>\n<p>At the same checkpoint, another sniffer dog signaled a man arriving from Latvia and residing in Estonia. His citizenship has not been specified. In the armrest compartment of his Toyota RAV4, officers found a factory-sealed tobacco package containing a mixture of marijuana and plant material weighing more than 8 grams. The driver was reportedly under the influence of drugs.<\/p>\n<p>In the first case, the Vitebsk Customs Office opened a criminal case under Part 1 of Article 328-1 of the Criminal Code (\u201cIllegal cross-border transportation of narcotic substances\u201d). In the second case, materials were transferred to the Investigative Committee to decide on the initiation of criminal proceedings.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_492316\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-492316\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-492316\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-10-21_16-29-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-492316\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u0424\u043e\u0442\u043e: \u0413\u0422\u041a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_492317\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-492317\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-492317\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-10-21_16-29-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-492317\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u0424\u043e\u0442\u043e: \u0413\u0422\u041a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_492315\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-492315\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-492315\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-10-21_16-29-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-492315\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u0424\u043e\u0442\u043e: \u0413\u0422\u041a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_492320\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-492320\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-492320\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-10-21_16-28-51.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-492320\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u0424\u043e\u0442\u043e: \u0413\u0422\u041a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_492319\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-492319\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-492319\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-10-21_16-28-42.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-492319\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u0424\u043e\u0442\u043e: \u0413\u0422\u041a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_492318\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-492318\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-492318\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-10-21_16-28-40.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-492318\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u0424\u043e\u0442\u043e: \u0413\u0422\u041a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two people were detained with marijuana at the Latvian-Belarusian border, the State Customs Committee (SCC) reported. One of the detainees is a German citizen. The German national was entering Belarus through the Grigorovshchina checkpoint in a Fiat Ducato van. During customs inspection, a sniffer dog alerted officers to the possible presence of illegal substances. 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