More than 18 tons of Polish apples imported to Russia under the guise of being construction supplies (namely additives for making concrete) were destroyed last week in the Pskov Region, says a spokesperson for the Tverskoy and Pskov regional branch of the country’s federal veterinary and phytosanitary watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor.

“Today, June 17, 2016, more than 18 tons of fresh apples of unknown origin were mechanically destroyed at the landfill in city Ostrov in the Pskov Region,” the agency read.

Officlas from Rosselkhoznadzor confiscated the products while conducting an inspection at a Lyubyatovo traffic police post in the Pskov Region.

“The documents [allowing for] the import [of this commodity] into the Russian Federation [identified it as being] a concrete additive. During the inspection, it was discovered that the car was full of fresh apples, with the building materials specified in the documents [nowhere in sight]. The packing had visible traces of label that had been ripped off and the pallets underneath had a Polish sign,” said the watchdog.