At the Burachki checkpoint, Pskov Customs and the regional FSB seized more than 23 kg of hashish worth over RUB 40 million on the black market from a truck arriving from Latvia. Source: FCS Russia.
Scanner images showed foreign inserts in the tractor unit; toolboxes in the cabin held 250 greenish-brown briquettes.
Tests identified 23.415 kg of hashish. The 48-year-old foreign driver said he collected the packages in a Latvian forest for sale in north-west Russia.
A case was opened under Article 229.1(4)(a),(b); the court remanded him in custody. The investigation continues.
