He noted that this was facilitated by the measures introduced due to the coronavirus in most countries, providing for border closures and restrictions on the movement of people and goods.
“In January - May 2020, there was a decrease in the smuggling of drugs,” Khrapov said.
He added that seizures of marijuana and synthetic drugs increased at the same time.
Earlier, the Ministry of Internal Affairs completed an investigation into the drug smuggling case from the Dominican Republic.