The second truck of Chinese fruits was not allowed into the Urals due to hidden "illegals" in them.

      The import of 10 tons of fruits from China was banned at the checkpoint in the Chelyabinsk region due to unaccounted Kazakh melons hidden among them, reports the Ural branch of the Rosselkhoznadzor.

      On Monday, May 18, the Ural interregional office of Rosselkhoznadzor, together with customs officials, identified a violation during the ongoing round-the-clock control at the Russian-Kazakh section of the state border of the Russian Federation at the automobile checkpoint "Bugristoe" regarding the import of plant products with a high phytosanitary risk.

      The vehicle, loaded with 10 tons of assorted fruits of Chinese origin, was traveling from the Turkestan region of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Chelyabinsk.

      Using an X-ray machine, it was discovered that deep in the cargo hold, behind the baskets of fruits, there were boxes of melons that were not declared in the phytosanitary certificate.

      As a result, the truck carrying 4.5 tons of nectarines, 1.2 tons of pineapples, 1 ton of lemons, 2 tons of garlic, 657 kilograms of mangoes, 244 kilograms of peaches, and 100 kilograms of plums was returned to the adjacent territory.

      This is already the second case in the last few days. No later than May 15, the entry of a truck with 21 tons of assorted fruits of Chinese origin into Russia was prohibited.

      Using an X-ray machine, it was discovered that deep in the cargo hold, behind the baskets of fruits, boxes of melons were hidden, which were not declared in the phytosanitary certificate. The vehicle was also traveling to the Chelyabinsk region from Kazakhstan.