Tax police thwarted attempt to smuggle 10M rubles, $100,000 into occupied Donbas. PHOTOS

Tax police special task unit "Fantom" and border guards have detained a man at a contact line checkpoint in the Donetsk region, who attempted to smuggle 10 million Russian rubles (about $144,000) and $100,000 into the terrorist-controlled territory.

As reported by Censor.NET referring to the State Fiscal Service, a Chevrolet Lacetti driven by a Luhansk resident in the direction of occupied Horlivka was stopped at the Zaitseve checkpoint. The driver looked visibly nervous during the check, and law enforcers decided to conduct an in-depth inspection of the car.

Using natural gas as fuel, the car's gasoline tank was not filled in. Instead, 10 million Russian rubles and $100,000 was found there.

The man is faced with indictment under part 2, article 258-5 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (financing of terrorism).