Attempted to break through on a motorcycle: a man was detained at the border with Romania
Kyiv • UNN
Border guards at the Porubne checkpoint detained a motorcyclist who tried to break into Romania at high speed.
A man attempting to break through the border on a motorcycle was detained at the Porubne checkpoint on the Ukrainian-Romanian border. This was reported by UNN with reference to the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.
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As noted by the border guard service, the man allegedly had no legal grounds for crossing the border – he was not going to undergo border and customs control and tried to break through the checkpoint at high speed.
Border guards detained the man: administrative protocols were drawn up against him, and he, along with the motorcycle, was handed over to representatives of the National Police.
A video of the man's detention appeared online.
If the court finds the detainee guilty, he could face punishment under Article 332-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (Illegal crossing of the state border of Ukraine). The sanction of the article provides for three to eight years of imprisonment.