Bryansk customs officers opened five criminal cases against a Muscovite for smuggling antiques

Officers of Bryansk Customs and Central Postal Customs have foiled a criminal scheme to import cultural property from Europe organized by a Moscow resident.

Officers of Bryansk Customs and Central Postal Customs have foiled a criminal scheme to import cultural property from Europe organized by a Moscow resident

In the guise of souvenirs, the man ordered antique items from abroad to his relatives and acquaintances for subsequent resale on the domestic market

Customs officers intercepted five parcels from England and Austria, containing 60 items: painted porcelain figurines, boxes, cutlery and silverware.

Customs officers intercepted five parcels from England and Austria, containing 60 items: painted porcelain figurines, boxes, cutlery and silverware

Although the value of the goods was stated in the documents as 90 thousand rubles, the expert examination showed that they were decorative and applied art objects of the XIX-XX centuries, their valuation – 2 million rubles

The detained items include such expensive items as a silver fruit bowl decorated with bunches of grapes worth Br225 thousand, a sculpture “Monkey with a Sharmanka” for Br130 thousand, as well as a ring of the first half of the XX century made of gold and wood agate, which is estimated at Br100 thousand.

A man is in possession of such expensive items as a silver fruit bowl decorated with bunches of grapes worth Br225 thousand, as well as a ring of the first half of the XX century made of gold and wood agate, which is estimated at Br100 thousand

The man is on a recognizance not to leave. Five criminal cases under Part 1 of Article 226.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation were opened against him for smuggling of cultural property, committed on a large scale. He faces up to seven years in prison with a fine of up to one million rubles