38 kg of hashish found in car fuel tank at Benyakoni crossing
Grodno customs officers found more than 38 kg of hashish in the fuel tank of an Opel Insignia brought from Lithuania on a car-carrier through the Benyakoni crossing. Forensic experts confirmed the 29 briquettes were hashish, and customs opened a criminal smuggling case carrying up to 10 years in prison.
🇧🇾 Benyakoni border crossing, Voronovsky District, Grodno Region · Belarus
Grodno customs officers seized more than 38 kg of hashish concealed in the fuel
tank of a passenger car that had been brought from Lithuania as cargo.[1]A
Lithuanian carrier was moving two passenger cars, a 2023 BMW X5 and a 2019 Opel
Insignia, on a truck through the Benyakoni crossing into the Eurasian Economic
Union.[1]Customs officers sent the truck with the transported vehicles for
examination with an inspection-scanning complex.[1]The resulting scan clearly
indicated hidden additions inside the fuel tank of one of the cars.[2]
During the subsequent search, officers removed 29 briquettes of pressed
dark-brown substance from the fuel tank of the Opel Insignia.[1]Forensic
experts at the Lida interdistrict department of the State Committee of Forensic
Examinations for the Grodno region confirmed the substance was hashish.[1]
Grodno Regional Customs opened a criminal case under part 2 of article 328-1 of
the Criminal Code on illegal movement of narcotic drugs across the border.[1]The charge carries up to 10 years of imprisonment.[1]
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Customs photos published with the statement on the 38 kg hashish haul found in the Opel fuel tank at Benyakoni; this is the page's lead image. Photo: State Customs Committee of BelarusPhoto details
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Cannabis
38 kg
Agency
Grodno Regional Customs
Agency type
Customs
Cannabis
Hashish (38 kg)
Activity
Smuggling
Setting
Land border, Vehicle
Charge
illegal movement of narcotic drugs across the border (part 2 of article 328-1 of the Criminal Code)
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Grodno Region
Route
Lithuania → Belarus via Benyakoni
Date
Publication date
Sources
Таможенные органы Республики Беларусьcustoms.gov.byRUВ баке легковушки, ввозимой в качестве товара на территорию ЕАЭС из Литвы, спрятали более 38 кг гашиша. Таможенники изъяли наркотик и возбудили уголовное дело
БЕЛТАbelta.byRUБолее 38 кг гашиша обнаружили гродненские таможенники в баке ввозимого в ЕАЭС автомобиля
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No exact weight beyond more than 38 kg was published.
The reports give no separate date for the interception; 8 September 2023 is the publication date and is used as the incident date.
No arrest or detention was reported and no suspect was named.
No court outcome beyond the opened criminal case was reported.
BelTA relays the customs account, so the two reports are not independent.
The customs page carries five uncaptioned photos; only the lead gallery photo is linked because the individual contents of the others cannot be established from the text.
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