Two on a minibus broke through the border from Finland to Russia, pushing the customs officer who checked them from his car

The minibus with two people inside broke through the border checkpoint of Torfyanovka on the border of Finland and the Leningrad Region. Violators are wanted.

The incident occurred on the night of December 26 to December 27, the Ministry of Internal Affairs specify. The driver and passenger of the car pushed the customs officer from the car who checked the minibus from the inside. Then they shot down a barrier and disappeared. After some time, their car was found thrown in the village of Peatfyanovka.

The press service of the North-Western Customs Administration (SZTU) "Interfax" reported that as a result of a collision with attackers, one customs officer suffered. At the same time, at 11 a.m., according to the press service, the checkpoint worked as usual.

The identities of those who breed across the border are established, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. According to 47news, there were two brothers in the minibus: one of them has Russian citizenship, the other has Finnish. The publication also reports that according to one version, the violators threatened the customs officer with a gun. Interfax in the SZTU reported that while it turns out if the attackers had weapons.