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The media reported on the trade in Narva in places in the queue at the border with Russia

Postimees: business selling queue seats is booming in Narva on the border with the Russian Federation
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In Narva, Estonia, there is a thriving business selling places in the queue for crossing the border with Russia, the price can reach up to €160. This was reported by the Postimees newspaper on June 3.

"It can take more than half a day to get to Russia through the border checkpoint in Narva, and more and more travelers are complaining on social media about queue sellers who earn money by queuing for others," the publication says.

The Estonian Police Department and the Border Guard Service are aware of such "business," but there is no corpus delicti in these actions, so law enforcement officers cannot prohibit them, he adds.Газета.Ru ".

On June 3, Estonian Interior Minister Igor Taro announced that there is currently no way to reduce the time required to cross the Estonian-Russian border through the Narva-1 checkpoint. According to the Interior Minister, the long queues at the border checkpoint in Narva are a consequence of the conflict in Ukraine and the tightening of customs control in Estonia.

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