The incident occurred this morning at the checkpoint "Senkovka" on the border with Russia. As the press center of the State Border Service of Ukraine informs, the package with the military goods was discovered during the inspection of the vehicle.
In the luggage compartment of the bus there were two tank searchlights of the type "Luna".
At the same time, the bus driver assured that the transfer was received in the city of St. Petersburg from an unknown person. The cargo had to be picked up in one of the Ukrainian cities, - he assured.
Border guards seized the cargo and now opened a criminal case under the article of the Criminal Code of Ukraine Violation of the procedure for international transfers of goods subject to state export control.
Recall, as reported URA-Inform, border guards detained a citizen of Belarus, who tried to import ammunition into Ukraine.