Vitebsk customs officers at the Grigorevshchina border crossing point detected the import of tablets containing psychotropic substances into the EAEU territory

Vitebsk customs officers at the Grigorovshchina checkpoint detected the import of tablets containing psychotropic substances into the EAEU territory.

The tablets were hidden from customs control by a Latvian citizen who arrived as a passenger in one of the cars.

A service dog indicated the presence of psychotropic substances on him.

During the inspection of the man's personal belongings, yellow and purple tablets were extracted from a key fob tube and a jar labeled "multivitamins".

According to the expert opinion of the State Forensic Examination Committee for Vitebsk region, the seized preparations contain dangerous psychotropic substances - tramadol and alprazolam.

A criminal case has been initiated against the citizen by Vitebsk customs in accordance with Part 1 of Article 328-1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, which provides for punishment up to seven years of imprisonment.

Based on materials from Vitebsk Customs