A batch of smuggled durables, estimated at about 500,000 lei, has been seized by the officers of the Frauds Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). According to MIA, the durable goods were found inside a Mercedes Actros lorry on the road Mereni-Chetrosu, Anenii Noi district. Following searches, the police officers found 685 radiators, two gas ranges, 108 boilers and other goods that were smuggled into Moldova from the breakaway republic of Transnistria. The driver of the lorry confessed that he crossed the internal customs checkpoint at Gura Bacului without declaring the goods. The police initiated an investigation into the case. Under the legislation, the persons found guilty of smuggling risk spending from 3 to 10 years in prison. According to statistics, since the start of the year MIA officers have foiled 342 attempts of smuggling.