An alarming situation has developed on one of the sections of the State Border of the USSR - enemy intelligence is persistently trying to penetrate our country, trying to get top secret data at any cost. So Major Antonov and his colleagues have to use all their experience and ingenuity to unravel the enemy’s plan. The story “Rise of the Slave” tells how Russian border guards and security officials managed to find a long-standing channel for the delivery of drugs from abroad.