About 2 kg of hashish from Poland seized in gearbox in Belarus
Belarus's Operational Customs seized about 2 kg of hashish that had been brought in from Poland hidden in a gearbox housing. Investigators said the intended recipients were two minors, and a criminal case carrying up to 10 years was opened against one of the couriers.
Officers of Belarus’s Operational Customs seized about 2 kg of hashish brought
into the country from Poland.[1][2]The hashish had been hidden inside a gearbox
housing.[1][2]The couriers said they had taken the box from an unknown person in
the neighbouring country who asked them to pass goods for personal use to a man
in Minsk, and claimed they did not know it contained drugs.[3][2]Sputnik
described the concealment as the casing of a gearbox for a motorcycle.[4]Grodno Plus said the detainees claimed they did not know the contents and that
the goods were for a man in Minsk.[5]
Investigators established that the intended recipients of the consignment were
two minors.[1][2]A criminal case was opened against one of the people who
brought in the hashish under part 2 of article 328-1 of Belarus’s Criminal Code.[1][2]The article carries up to 10 years’ imprisonment.[1]
Operational Customs said further measures and urgent investigative actions were
under way to identify all members of a transnational criminal group.[1]
Photos and video
The hashish found in the gearbox housing of the vehicle arriving from Poland, in a photograph published by the State Customs Committee. Photo: State Customs Committee of BelarusPhoto details
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