Skopje, 19 June 2023 (MIA) - Customs officers at the Deve Bair border crossing prevented an attempt to smuggle around 71kg of marijuana late Sunday.

"On 18 June 2023, a car with German license plates, driven by a German citizen traveling with another person, was reported at the Deve Bair border crossing on their way out of the country. During a detailed search over the vehicle, customs officials in specially made bunkers found 67 packages of marijuana weighing 71 kg," the Customs Administration said in a statement.

The drugs and vehicle have been temporarily detained and the Department for Control and Investigations of the Customs Administration has filed a criminal report against the persons to the Public Prosecutor's Office. ssh/nn/
 

Photo: Customs Administration