Brest border guards have stopped two attempts to import drugs into Belarus over the past two weeks, reports the press service of the State Border Committee.
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The first incident occurred on March 2 at the Brest checkpoint. On the Poznań — Minsk bus, with the help of a service dog, attention was drawn to a citizen of Belarus, in whose luggage a substance of plant origin was found. An examination showed it was hashish.
A resident of Molodechno, who previously had a criminal record for hooliganism, was hiding the drug in cans of preserved fruit. Its total weight was about 260 grams.
Criminal cases were initiated against the man for illegal cross-border movement of drugs and their circulation. He could face up to 15 years in prison.
The second incident occurred on March 15. A resident of Vitebsk, who was traveling by bus "Warsaw — Vitebsk", tried to import marijuana. He was detained and placed in a temporary detention facility. Investigative actions are currently being conducted concerning him.
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