Border guards discovered more than 3 tonnes of drugs in one year

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Border guards discovered more than 3 tonnes of drugs in one year

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02/05.2020 00:41

Ukrinform

In 2019, employees of the state border services identified more than 3 tonnes of drugs.

It is reported by GPSU.

“In 12 months, the State Border Service discovered more than 3 tonnes of narcotic drugs, more than 5,000 psychotropic tablets and more than 11 kg of narcotic drugs,” said the report.

As noted, the largest hard drug possession took place in November in Transcarpathia. The Uzhgorod border post found 374 kilograms of heroin in a wagon headed for Germany. Drugs were hidden in a load of plywood.

See also: Smuggling 374 kilograms of heroin to Europe: SBU arrested the organizer of the drug trade

The ministry added that about 45% of border detentions are due to dogs, because despite modern technologies, it is better to detect drugs and explosives, no one can.

According to the materials: ukrinform.ru