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Smuggling of 8 tons of alcohol prevented in Kyrgyzstan

An attempt to smuggle alcohol into Kyrgyzstan was prevented at Ak-Zhol — Avtodorozhny checkpoint. Press service of the Border Service of the State Committee for National Security reported.

Alcohol was imported into the country under the guise of consumer goods in special containers measuring 1 ton.

As a result, two trucks were detained. According to preliminary calculations, the total amount of imported alcohol was about eight tons.

The trucks have been impounded.

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