Vitebsk customs stops two marijuana imports at the Russian border
Vitebsk customs stopped two Belarusian drivers bringing marijuana in from Russia, one in a Ford Transit and one who had hidden a package in a deodorant bottle. Forensic tests confirmed marijuana, and customs opened criminal cases that carry up to seven years in prison.
🇧🇾 Belarus–Russia border, Vitebsk Region · Belarus
Vitebsk customs stopped two attempts to bring marijuana into Belarus during special operations on the Belarusian-Russian border, the State Customs Committee told Belta on 26 September 2026.[1] Service dogs indicated the drugs in both cases.[1][2]
In the first, a 32-year-old Belarusian was driving a Ford Transit minibus.[1][2] Officers found a foil-wrapped package of the substance on the passenger seat.[1][2] In the second, a 29-year-old Belarusian driving an Opel Insignia had hidden a package in a deodorant bottle among his personal belongings.[1][2]
Specialists of the State Committee of Forensic Examinations in Vitebsk region confirmed that both substances were marijuana.[1][2] Vitebsk Customs opened criminal cases against the two men.[1][2] The offence allows up to seven years in prison.[1][2] The English customs notice of the same stops is dated 28 September.[2]
Sources
- Две попытки ввоза в Беларусь марихуаны пресекли витебские таможенники. Belta, 26 September 2026. In Russian.
- Vitebsk customs officers stopped two attempts to import marijuana into Belarus during special operations on the Belarusian-Russian border. State Customs Committee of Belarus, 28 September 2026.
Open questions the AI reported
- No weight was given for either package.
- Neither driver is named, and the reports do not say whether they were detained.
- No date is given for the stops, and no border crossing is named. 26 September 2026 is when Belta published the customs account.
- The pin is the city of Vitebsk, the seat of the customs office, not the place of the stops.