A Slovakian who had previously been convicted of “smuggling” was detained near the border

A Slovakian who had previously been convicted of “smuggling” was detained near the border

Kyiv  •  UNN

August 17 2024, 03:53 PM  •  7918 views

A Slovak citizen was detained while trying to illegally cross the border. He had previously received a 5-year suspended sentence for “smuggling,” and now claimed that he had gone to the forest to pick mushrooms.

A Slovak citizen who had previously received a 5-year suspended sentence for "smuggling" was detained while trying to illegally cross the border. This was reported by UNN with reference to the State Border Guard Service.

A Slovak citizen, who had previously been sentenced to 5 years in prison for "smuggling," was detained while trying to illegally cross the border into Slovakia.

At the end of 2022, he was already detained by border guards for helping two people cross the Ukrainian border, for which he was sentenced to 5 years in prison with a probationary period of 2 years in March of this year.

A man dressed in camouflage was found 300 meters from the border without documents. He claimed that he had gone to the forest to pick mushrooms, but resisted arrest. Law enforcement officers drew up administrative reports and reported him to the SBU.

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