Zakarpattia region detains smuggler of fugitives to Slovakia
Kyiv • UNN
A 60-year-old resident of Zakarpattia was detained for trying to smuggle a 30-year-old Lviv resident of military age across the Ukrainian-Slovak border for $2,000.
Operational officers of the Chop Border Guard Detachment detained a 60-year-old Transcarpathian in Uzhhorod district who was smuggling a citizen of Ukraine of military age from Ukraine to Slovakia. This was reported by the Western Regional Directorate of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine-Western Border, the UNN reported .
Law enforcement officers found that a resident of the border village of Surte met a 30-year-old Lviv resident in Uzhhorod and offered him assistance in illegally crossing the Ukrainian-Slovak border. For this service, the latter paid 2000 USD,
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It is noted that at a certain time the men met at a gas station, from where they moved towards the state border. While driving, they were stopped by border guards. Having noticed the law enforcement officers, the smuggler ran away. After several hours of searching, the offender was found on the outskirts of Uzhhorod.
The Transcarpathian was served a notice of suspicion of committing a criminal offense under Part 3 Art. 332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine "Illegal transportation of persons across the state border of Ukraine". The Uzhhorod City District Court imposed on him a measure of restraint in the form of nightly house arrest. The investigative actions are ongoing.
Recall
Three young men trying to illegally cross the border with Romania got lost in Zakarpattia and were rescued by border guards, who provided them with food and warmth before drawing up administrative reports.
