Smolensk customs opened 25 criminal cases in 2023

For the 12 months of 2023, 63 crime reports were registered in Smolensk customs, and 25 criminal cases were initiated as a result of their consideration by customs. 23 crime reports were joined to other previously registered reports or initiated criminal cases, 14 materials were transferred under investigation to other law enforcement or customs authorities, and a decision was made to refuse to initiate criminal proceedings on one material

The amount of evasion of customs payments in criminal cases initiated by customs amounted to 40.5 million rubles, the damage was compensated in the amount of 29.5 million rubles. The amount of money related to violation of currency legislation amounted to 159.4 million rubles.

“The amount of money related to violation of currency legislation amounted to 159.4 million rubles

“In 2023, more than 300 grams of narcotic drugs and over one kilogram of potent substances were seized from illegal circulation,” said customs chief Rustam Yakubov.

“In 2023, more than 300 grams of narcotic drugs and over one kilogram of potent substances were seized,” said customs chief Rustam Yakubov

According to the criminal cases initiated by the customs, the detected crimes are related to the following:

• evasion from payment of customs duties levied on organizations, committed in large and especially large amounts (4 criminal cases under Art. 194 of the Criminal Code of the RF);
• smuggling of strategically important resources (11 criminal cases under Article 226.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation);
• smuggling of dual-use goods subject to export control (2 criminal cases under article 226.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation);
• smuggling of potent substances (1 criminal case under article 226.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation);
• smuggling of drugs (1 criminal case under article 226.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation);
• smuggling of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances (3 criminal cases under article 229.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation);
• performance of currency transactions involving the transfer of funds in foreign currency to the bank accounts of a non-resident with the submission to a credit organization authorized as a currency control agent of documents related to such transactions and containing knowingly false information about the grounds, purpose and destination of the transfer, committed on a particularly large scale (4 criminal cases under article 193.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation);