An attempt to smuggle tobacco across the border was recently prevented by servicemen of Dilove Border Guard Division together with the officers of operative-search unit of Mukachevo Detachment.

During the verification of operational information on possible illegal activities, the border guards detained a 23-year-old resident of the village of Dilove near the border, who together with his accomplices tried to transport tobacco products to neighboring Romania. The other offenders fled. While inspecting the area, border guards found 9 packages containing 4480 packs of excise-free cigarettes.

In order to carry out filtration measures and registration of administrative-procedural documents under Part 1 of Art. 204-1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, the detained Ukrainian was taken to the border guard unit.

Tobacco products were delivered to the border guard unit, which will later be handed over to the SFS.

On May 8 by the decision of Rakhiv District Court, the detained Transcarpathian was fined UAH 11,050.