Semiprecious stones costing 5.1 billion roubles confiscated from smuggler

Policemen and customs officials have prevented an illegal importation of a consignment of semiprecious stones to Belarus. BelaPAN informs that a “MAN” truck driven by a Russian citizen was detained at the check-point “Redzki” at the Belarusian-Russian border at the end of May. The man tried to transport semiprecious stones presenting them as bijouterie.

Kastrychnitski District Court of Vitsebsk has decided to confiscate the contraband consignment costing 5.1 billion roubles.