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Russia tightens control on Russian-Ukrainian border to prevent arms smuggling

Earlier on Thursday, the Ukrainian Association of Road Carriers reported that Russia closed the border for Ukrainian goods overnight

MOSCOW, March 20. /ITAR-TASS/. Russian Federal Customs Service has tightened control on the Russian-Ukrainian border to prevent smuggling of arms and other banned actions, the watchdog’s press service told Itar-Tass.

According to the press service’s representative, there were reports about possible transporting of banned objects, including arms, across the national border.

The official denied information that transportation of Ukrainian goods across the border to Russia was halted. He also said there was no 100% examination of all cargoes on the border. Only suspicious transport is being examined.