This was reported by the press service of the Main Directorate of the National Police of Ukraine in Donetsk region.

It is noted that at the checkpoint of entry and exit, Pokrovsky police officers stopped the Opel SUV for inspection. So, behind the wheel of the car was a 23-year-old resident of the Sumy region.

In particular, the man assured that he did not transport anything forbidden. However, law enforcement agencies noticed a suspicious backpack that was in the vehicle.

According to the police, there was a smoke bomb in the backpack, a signal rocket, 8 grenades of various types, 18 fuses for grenades and 41 cartridges for the Kalashnikov assault rifle.

In turn, the detainee explained that the arsenal belongs to unknown men, whom he drove.

Now, on this fact, a criminal case has been opened on the article on the illicit circulation of ammunition and weapons, the preventive measure of which provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for up to seven years.

Recall, as previously reported "URA-Inform", employees of strict order in the village of Shpilevka, Sumy region, confined the arsenal of weapons and ammunition from the home of a local resident.