Drug trafficking through the Russian-Belarusian border has grown
significantly.
MOSCOW,
October 20. /TASS/. The Russian government has discussed establishment of
temporary checkpoints on the Russian-Belarusian border in advance, Russian
First Deputy Interior Minister Alexander Gorovoy said at Friday’s Federation
Council meeting.
"The
Russian government has discussed establishment of temporary border checkpoints
along the borders with Belarus both along the highway and the railroad,"
he said, noting that there will be no need for halts of passenger trains.
"We
will be working rather hard starting from May 2018. We are, of course,
concerned about our open border regarding the decree signed in Belarus that
provides the right of visa-free entry for five days for citizens from 80
states," Gorovoy said in response to a question on preparation for the
2018 FIFA World Cup.
Drug
trafficking through the Russian-Belarusian border has grown significantly, the
deputy minister said. "Drug trafficking has increased many times both
through trains and the highway across the Smolensk Region," Gorovoy noted,
adding that it was necessary to unify the migration legislation and transfer to
a single migration card by March 2018.
Source: ITAR-TASS 21-10-2017
