In Transcarpathia, border guards revealed a helicopter used for illegal activities in the border area

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10 of February 2022 08:00

A multi-purpose helicopter “Aérospatiale Alouette III” worth more than 150 thousand dollars was seized yesterday in Transcarpathia.

Officers of the State Border Guard Service, in cooperation with Hungarian colleagues, recorded the illegal crossing of the border by an unknown aircraft.

Immediately, in cooperation with the SSU, border guards organized search operations to identify violators.

Soon an interdepartmental group of operative-search units officers of the Mukachevo Border Guard Detachment in cooperation with officers of the Security Service of Ukraine and the State Unitary Enterprise of the National Police in the Zakarpattia region discovered a helicopter in Khust district.

In order not to expose the aircraft, the dealers hid it in mountainous terrain.

There were scattered packs of cigarettes in the cockpit of the helicopter, however, law enforcement officers assume that this aircraft could have illegally moved illegal migrants to neighboring countries. Currently, the information is being checked, law enforcement officers are identifying those who were involved in criminal activities.

The helicopter was taken into custody and a pre-trial investigation was launched.

In addition, border guards in cooperation with Hungarian colleagues organized measures to expose violators on both sides of the border.

The detected helicopter has a payload capacity of 750 kg. In the passenger version, it can take on board 6 passengers, develop a speed of about 185 km / h and cover a distance of more than 550 km, while the luggage compartment of the helicopter can be loaded up to half a hundred boxes of cigarettes.

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