She has tried to bring in the Kaliningrad region, bypassing the ban almost 600 kg of pork fat from Poland. The goods detained and returned back, in fact violations of the initiated administrative proceedings. ITAR-TASS reported on Thursday, the press service of the Kaliningrad regional customs.

According to the spokesman, the fat was bought by a resident of Kaliningrad without checks the slaughterhouse in the Polish city of Bartoszyce. The cargo was transported in a motor car BMW. His mistress has admitted that he knew about the restrictions, not allowing to import such products from the European Union, but hoped that it would be able to smuggle her across the border without putting it in the Declaration.

The import of products from pork is forbidden because of the threat of penetration of African swine fever. In addition, the effect of the embargo on the importation of products into Russia from foreign countries, including the EU. Restrictions apply as to the wholesale party and baggage and hand baggage physical violence.

However, on the borders of the Kaliningrad region with Lithuania and Poland continue to be committed attempts to smuggle forbidden products. Since the beginning of the week regional office of Rosselkhoznadzor was banned the import of 920 kg of meat products from Lithuania and Poland. All products were transported by private individuals on the cars, and the weight of the single largest party amounted to 587 kg

Thus, according to the regional government, the region provides itself with fresh pork. Since the beginning of the year of the pig-breeding farms region has produced more than 15 thousand tons of this product.

The area not only provides for the needs of its population, but also carries out delivery outside the territory. The main portion regions of the Northwest Federal district. There in 2013 was delivered over 14.6 thousand tons of meat (in the first half of 2014 - more than 3.1 thousand tons). In addition, supplies of pork abroad (in 2013 the volume of exports amounted to 546 tons, according to the regional Ministry of agriculture.