Brest customs officers stopped an attempt to illegally import into Belarus more than 28 grams of mephedrone hidden in a package with detergent

20 July 2026

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Brest customs officers stopped an attempt to illegally import into Belarus more than 28 grams of mephedrone hidden in a package with detergent.

The crime was discovered at the Brest checkpoint, where a passenger bus, the SERRA, arrived under the control of a 48-year-old Belarusian.

The driver provided personal belongings and a shopping bag for inspection, which he took for transportation in Poland, which he later explained during the interview.

The customs officer decided to inspect the luggage using an X-ray machine. The resulting scan revealed an uncharacteristic attachment in the detergent packaging. The service dog also showed his reaction to the presence of prohibited substances in the Belarusian.

A polymer ziplock bag with a white crystalline substance was removed from the package. The conducted forensic examination confirmed that the seized substance is a particularly dangerous psychotropic substance - mephedrone.

Brest Customs has opened a criminal case under Part 2 of Article 328-1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. The sanction of the article provides for punishment up to imprisonment for up to 10 years.

State Customs authorities of the Republic of Belarus

Brest customs officers stopped an attempt to illegally import into Belarus more than 28 grams of mephedrone hidden in a package with detergent

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