Employees of the Border Police counteracted 17 cases of holding the ammunition in people's luggage, who intended to cross the state border and seized 130 undeclared cartridges since the beginning of the year so far.
The last 2 cartridges were discovered by the border policemen, hidden in luggage hold of a Moldovan citizen. The concerned person- Gennady, aged 38 years - was presented this morning at the airport in order to arrange specific exit formalities, intending to travel to the Russian Federation.
At the screening, in the man's luggage were visualized by border policemen suspicious objects, for which additional checks were started. Thus, the border control inspectors have found in luggage 2 hunting cartridges, of caliber 16 mm and 12 mm. The ammunition was raised for expertise, for the subsequent establishment of the technical status and its functioning.
Based on the facts detected, the border policemen decided to interrupt the trip of the Moldavian national, expecting him to be brought under the responsibility in conformity with the national legislation.
NOTE: To avoid potential incidents, together with the consequences of the sanctions provided for by the Criminal Code and Administrative Offences of the Republic of Moldova, the Border Police reiterates that those who have or do not have the right to hold and harbor weapons and plan to cross the state border, to realize the need to respect the legislation in force of the Republic of Moldova. In this context, we recommend that before traveling to carefully check personal baggage for the presence of forbidden things.