In Rakhiv district, a smuggler threatened to shoot border guards for obstructing his “business”

The incident occurred in Rakhiv district

According to the Border Guard Service, in the village of Dilove, a man driving a car Volkswagen guards approached border guards and began to insult and threaten them. He said that he would shoot everyone if they would obstruct his dealings. 

But while previously smugglers would often threaten border guards and it would be left ignored, now the border guards do not intend to tolerate insults.

The border guards responded accordingly to the aggressive actions of the smuggler: they detained the offender and handed him over to the police. The police have opened a criminal proceeding over the threats.

As you know, after the murder of a border guard, the security forces began a special operation against smugglers in Rakhiv district.