The Rosselkhoznadzor has increased control on the automobile checkpoint "Adler" on the border with Abkhazia in order to prevent the importation into the territory of Russia of the pest brown marble bug. On 2 April the Deputy head of the administration for Krasnodar Krai and Adygea Oleg Shashlov.

"We have strengthened monitoring by April 2, adding more inspectors to thoroughly check the vehicle from Abkhazia and carry-on Luggage", — quotes its words TV channel RT.

Shashlov noted that the Russian side is making every effort to prevent the importation of dangerous pest in Sochi along with the plant products and wood packaging material.

He also stressed that this is a temporary measure, and further decisions will be taken according to the situation.

Earlier today the official representative of the Supervisory authority Julia Melano said that the Russian side does not exclude that speech can go about applying in Abkhazia, "a biological weapon", said "Russian newspaper".

Melano reminded that on the territory of Georgia are several of the biological laboratories of the United States, the activities of which are unknown. The Rosselkhoznadzor has already recorded the facts of delivery to Russia of a virus of the African plague of pigs from this region, and the infection of animals by these strains of the pathogen, as reported, were "unprecedentedly rapid" pace.

As passed IA REGNUM, the Rosselkhoznadzor from the 1st of April, imposed a ban on import of all plant products from Abkhazia due to a brown-marble bug. Restrictions apply including on reusable containers and wood packaging material.

In early March, has already introduced a ban on the transportation of products to Russia from Abkhazia in baggage and hand baggage because of the detection of this pest.