Mercury smuggling in Stolkertsijver: nine bottles intercepted, two detained
During a routine traffic check in Stolkertsijver, police found nine plastic bottles of mercury hidden beneath car seats. The driver and passenger have been detained on suspicion of smuggling.
Nine plastic bottles of mercury found during routine traffic check in Stolkertsijver
During a regular traffic control in Stolkertsijver, police discovered nine plastic bottles of mercury on Wednesday, 14 October, concealed under the front seats of a green vehicle. This was reported by the Suriname Police Corps.
The bottles were hidden in two white rice sacks, placed beneath the seats of both the driver and the passenger. Officers from the Stolkertsijver post discovered the sacks when searching the vehicle.
Driver M.A. and passenger M.V. have been detained on suspicion of violating the Anti-Smuggling Act and the Economic Offences Act for presentation to an assistant public prosecutor.
According to Waterkant, both were transferred along with the seized mercury to the Fraud division of the Suriname police, which is conducting the further investigation.
Source: Waterkant