Belarus Preparing Police Operation to Counter Arms Flow From Ukraine

The Belarusian police will soon carry out a spacial operation aimed at curbing the growing flow of weapons from neighboring Ukraine, Interior Minister Igor Shunevich said Tuesday.

MINSK (Sputnik) — According to the minister, Belarusian police have already confiscated some 20 pieces of small arms while preventing arms contraband from Ukraine since the beginning of 2016.

"Unfortunately, the trend is positive. We are registering numerous facts of arms contraband from Ukraine through various channels," Shunevich told reporters in Minsk.

Shunevich said the Belarusian police will soon carry out operation Arsenal to counter illegal arms flow into the country.