A family couple from Abkhazia will have to pay 2.7 million rubles for violating the conditions of temporary import of a vehicle.

The Southern Operational Customs has discovered the illegal import of a car from Abkhazia. The amount of unpaid customs duties is about 2.7 million rubles. The couple from Abkhazia imported a 2010 BMW 550 car with exemption from customs duties, declaring it as a temporary import for international transportation for a week. During this time, the car was not exported from the territory of the Russian Federation. Operatives found out that the husband and wife, at the request of third parties, imported the car into Russia and handed it over to unknown individuals for a fee of 30,000 rubles. The 51-year-old man was driving the car, while the 48-year-old woman provided the customs authority with documents containing false information about international transportation. A criminal case has been initiated against the violators by the Southern Operational Customs under Article 194, Part «a» of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (evasion of customs duties imposed on an individual in a large amount).