20 gold bars found the staff of the customs post MAPP Zabaikalsk in the car, the Russian tourist who went to China

On the question of the customs inspector about the presence hidden from customs control of goods, the citizen of Russia answered in the negative. To detect gold bullion succeeded with the help of inspection complexes. The image on the screen showed uncharacteristic blackout in the middle of the car.

With careful inspection of the car under the plastic panel of the interior employees of the Chita customs discovered two plastic bags wrapped with duct tape. In one of the packages was 9 bars of round shape, metal, yellow, in the other 11 bars. Total weight of ingots amounted to 1,272 kg.

The examination found that the bars made of gold. Their estimated cost is more than 3,5 million roubles.

As told acting Deputy chief of the Chita customs Alexey Rozhnov, bars homemade. Industrial samples, as the documents confirming the fact of production or acquisition of goods, was absent.

Against a citizen of Russia, a criminal case under part 1 of article 226.1 of the Criminal code of Russian Federation (the Illegal transfer of strategically important goods and resources). Sanctions of this article provide imprisonment for the term from 3 till 7 years with a fine in the amount of 1 million rubles.

Marina Boyko,

press Secretary Chita customs

tel: (3022) 35-76-12