In Volyn, service dogs found drugs at the border on two occasions
Over the past 24 hours, border guards from the Volyn Detachment thwarted two attempts to smuggle drugs across the Ukrainian-Polish border. In both cases, the prohibited substances were detected by service dogs trained to detect drugs.
Around midnight, while processing an Opel vehicle driven by a 39-year-old Polish citizen entering Ukraine through the “Ustyluh” checkpoint, a service dog reacted to the vehicle. During a thorough search, border guards, together with customs officials, found packages containing a plant-based substance resembling cannabis, as well as a powdery substance, likely amphetamine, among the man’s personal belongings.
And in the evening at the “Yagodin” border crossing, a service dog helped find drugs on a 51-year-old Ukrainian citizen who was traveling abroad in a Mercedes truck.
In the driver’s cab, inside a storage compartment, the inspection team discovered a paper roll containing a plant-based substance, preliminarily identified as marijuana.
In both cases, the items were seized in accordance with established procedures, and border guards reported the detected violations to the competent law enforcement agencies for further legal action.
This was reported by the 6th Volyn Border Guard Detachment.
The Polish Minister of Defense will visit Volyn to honor the victims of the Volyn Tragedy.
Every year on July 11, Poland observes the National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Volhynia Tragedy. On this day, the country honors the memory of Polish civilians who died during the tragic events in Volhynia and other regions of the former Second Polish Republic during World War II. This commemorative date is marked by state ceremonies, flower-laying ceremonies, religious services, and moments of silence.
