{"id":4322,"date":"2023-10-11T13:14:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T10:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=4322"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"russian-national-caught-smuggling-rifle-via-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/4322\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian national caught smuggling rifle via Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>October 11,\u00a0<em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong>\u00a0A Russian national residing in Austria tried to smuggle weapons into Russia via Belarus, the State Border Committee&#8217;s press office reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Early on October 6, customs officers discovered a K98 Mauser rifle and two knives in his vehicle during a check at the Belarusian-Polish border, it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The man reportedly transported weapons to Russia for his private collection. Belarusian authorities confiscated them for an examination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The status of the Russian national remains unclear. The border control authority has not disclosed whether any charges have been filed against him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Illegal transportation of weapons across the border is punishable with a prison term of up to seven years in Belarus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 11,\u00a0Pozirk.\u00a0A Russian national residing in Austria tried to smuggle weapons into Russia via Belarus, the State Border Committee&#8217;s press office reported. Early on October 6, customs officers discovered a K98 Mauser rifle and two knives in his vehicle during a check at the Belarusian-Polish border, it said. 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