Moldovan driver held at Brest with 62 kg of hashish in fuel tank
Belarusian customs detained a 33-year-old Moldovan citizen at the Brest checkpoint after an X-ray scan of his Nissan, arriving from Poland, revealed almost 62 kg of hashish in 96 briquettes inside the fuel tank. Brest Customs opened a large-scale cross-border drug case carrying five to ten years in prison.
🇧🇾 Brest checkpoint, Poland-Belarus border, Brest Region · Belarus
A 33-year-old citizen of Moldova acting in concert with other people tried to
bring almost 62 kg of hashish from the European Union into the Eurasian Economic
Union.[1]He was driving a Nissan car that arrived from Poland and passed
through the Brest checkpoint where customs sent it for inspection with a
scanning complex.[1]
The scan showed hidden attachments inside the fuel tank of the vehicle.[1]During the follow-up search customs officers removed 96 briquettes in plastic
packaging from the tank.[1]A service dog indicated the presence of drugs in
the briquettes.[1]Forensic experts of the Brest Region directorate of the
State Committee of Judicial Examinations concluded that the seized substance was
hashish.[1]
Brest Customs opened a criminal case for large-scale illegal movement of
narcotics across the border, an offence punishable by restriction of liberty for
up to five years or imprisonment for five to ten years.[1]The citizen was
detained while further operational-search and investigative measures continued.[1]
Customs described the load as the fourth large batch of drugs and psychotropic
substances taken out of circulation by Belarusian customs officers since August
of that year.[1]
Photos and video
Customs photos of the hashish briquettes in plastic wrapping taken from the Nissan fuel tank at the Brest checkpoint, part of the gallery published with the seizure statement. Photo: State Customs Committee of BelarusPhoto details
The customs statement gives no separate date for the inspection and detention; 24 November 2022 is the publication date and is used as the incident date.
The weight is published as almost 62 kg, not an exact laboratory figure.
The number of other people said to be acting with the driver was not published, and only the driver was reported detained.
No name, court step or outcome was reported after the criminal case was opened.
The customs article's combined figures for all drug seizures in 2022 are not cannabis amounts and are excluded from the figures here.
The customs page photo gallery carries no captions; the image is described only by the seizure context and the publisher shown on the page.
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