A woman who tried to enter the Republic of Moldova through the Tudor checkpoint, located on the border with Ukraine, was caught transporting hundreds of syringes and bottles of Botox, for which she did not have documents of origin, News.ro reports. Part of the cargo was hidden in a spare the wheels of the Dacia Logan car driven by a woman.

Border guard from the Republic of MoldovaPhoto: DreamsTime

A 53-year-old woman, who is not a resident of the Republic of Moldova, appeared upon entering this country at the customs post “Tudora”, located on the border with Ukraine. She was driving a Dacia Logan car.

“Customs officers, together with the border police, subjected the vehicle to strict control and discovered cosmetic products hidden in the spare wheel and interior of the vehicle. At the moment when it was decided to take the products and document the case, the person tried to hide the products under his coat, in connection with which the control team ordered an additional physical control,” the press release published on Saturday said. customs authorities of the Republic of Moldova.

In the car driven by the woman, and in it, the border police and customs officials of Moldova found 372 syringes and containers with botox, hidden and not declared to customs control.

The product has been removed, the investigation in this case is ongoing. (photo source Dreamstime)