The sad state of a Russian border road led smugglers to secretly upgrade it

Russian smugglers were apparently so dismayed by the quality of the roads along their routes that they took it upon themselves to repair and improve them. According to TASS News Agency, criminal gangs smuggling goods into Russia repaired a dirt road in the Smolensk region so that it could be used by heavy vehicles that were […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/08/25/the-sad-state-of-a-russian-border-road-led-smugglers-to-secretly-upgrade-it/