A 29-year-old resident of the Kovel district in Volyn planned to smuggle 360 packs of Compliment cigarettes to Poland by launching an aircraft-type UAV with a catapult. He was detained by border guards.
A 29-year-old resident of the Kovel district in Volyn planned to smuggle 360 packs of Compliment cigarettes to Poland by launching an aircraft-type UAV with a catapult. He was detained by border guards.
Operational officers, together with military personnel from the Rivne department, with the support of criminal analysis specialists and employees of the USBU in the region, located the offender near the Ukrainian-Polish border. The man tried to escape and resist, but law enforcement officers detained him.
An aircraft-type drone, a catapult for launching it, and a package of tobacco products were found in his possession, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reported .
Administrative protocols have been drawn up against the violator, including for malicious disobedience to a lawful order or requirement of a military serviceman or employee of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.
