On November 15, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Congratulatory postcards and gift packaging bags worth Br72.5 million were detained by officers of the operational-search department of the Vitebsk Customs, the customs office informed a BELTA correspondent. Two days ago, during a special operation, officers of the operational-search department of the Vitebsk Customs stopped a bus driven by a citizen of the Republic of Belarus on the 609th km of the M1 highway Brest - Minsk - Russian Federation border, en route from Russia to Belarus. The bus contained congratulatory postcards and gift packaging bags without any accompanying documents. The goods, with a preliminary value of Br72.5 million, have been detained. A few hours later, in the same section, customs officers stopped another bus carrying bed linen, bedspreads, and blankets, with a total value of approximately Br50 million, without the necessary documents. The illegally transported goods had to be detained. An investigation is underway into both incidents. -0-

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