The district prosecutor's office has supported the charges!
During the court investigation, it was established that K. on one of the days in January 2023 acquired a compressed plant-based substance, weighing no less than 28.42 grams, from an unidentified source located in a foreign country, which is considered a large amount and, according to the expert's conclusion, is a dangerous narcotic substance – hashish.
On 01.02.2023, being in a state caused by the consumption of narcotic substances, traveling from the territory of the Republic of Latvia to the Republic of Belarus through the Republican customs clearance point "Urbany" of the Vitebsk customs, he crossed the customs border of the Eurasian Economic Union and the State border of the Republic of Belarus, thereby intentionally and illegally transported the aforementioned dangerous narcotic substance across the customs border of the Eurasian Economic Union and the State border of the Republic of Belarus.
He also, being in a state caused by the consumption of narcotic substances, without the intent to sell, kept a dangerous narcotic substance – hashish in a total amount of no less than 28.42 gram until it was discovered during a customs inspection.
In the court session, K. fully admitted his guilt in the illegal transportation across the customs border of the Eurasian Economic Union and the State border of the Republic of Belarus of narcotic substances, committed in a large amount, as well as in the illegal possession and transportation of narcotic substances without the intent to sell. In conjunction with the conclusions of the expertises, protocols of operational-search activities, investigative actions, physical evidence, and other written materials of the case, detailed in the course of the court investigation, K.'s guilt in the commission of crimes provided for by part 2 of article 328-1 and part 1 of article 328 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus was proven in full.
Taking into account the position of the state prosecution, the court found K. guilty of committing crimes provided for by part 2 of article 328-1 and part 1 of article 328 of the Criminal Code and sentenced him to restriction of freedom without sending him to an open-type correctional institution for a period of 3 years with a fine of 70 basic units.
The verdict has not entered into legal force and may be appealed and protested in the appellate procedure.
Senior Assistant Prosecutor of Braslaŭ District E.S.Isakova
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