Discovery of Narcotic Pills at the German Border
At the ‘Krakivets’ checkpoint, border guards of the 7th Border Carpathian Detachment discovered over 1,000 pills with narcotic and psychotropic substances on a 27-year-old man from Ternopil.
Incident Details
During the inspection of a ‘Mercedes’ vehicle traveling from Germany to Ukraine, border guards found 1,141 pills and 10 vials with prohibited substances. The driver explained that it was a package he picked up in Germany to deliver to Ternopil. The discovered preparations contain narcotic and psychotropic substances.
The National Police have been notified of this fact. The man’s actions are considered to show signs of a criminal offense under Article 309 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (Illegal production, manufacture, acquisition, storage, transportation, or shipment of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, or their analogs without intention to sell).