Customs seized more than 11,000 dollars

20 February 2020 during the customs control of the international flight “Mineral Water – Dubai” Mineralovodsky customs officers found the failure to declare more than $21 000.

A resident of Pyatigorsk, flying with a friend in the Emirates, followed a “green” corridor, thereby said about the lack of goods subject to mandatory Declaration. In the area of control on the issue of a customs officer “Filled in if a citizen of a passenger customs Declaration?”, explained that is not filled. The control question “are There any passenger cash?”, responded that are available, but do not want to show them in front of other passengers. The customs inspector escorted the citizen in the “work with the offenders of customs rules”, where she was charged $21 000, 1600 rubles and 10 euros.

All currency in excess of $10 000, were seized and placed in the storage chamber of the evidence Mineralovodsky customs. On the given fact criminal case concerning an administrative offense under article 16.4 of the administrative code “failure to Declare or false Declaration of individuals cash and (or) monetary instruments”. By law, the violator faces a fine of from one-half to two times the size of the undeclared amounts of cash, or the confiscation of currency, which became the subject of an administrative offense.

Mineralovodsky customs reminds: if you can carry the amount of currency exceeds the equivalent of US $ 10,000, it must be declared in writing. To avoid violations, it is necessary to carefully study the rules of carriage of goods and Luggage, which are posted on the Bulletin boards at the air border crossing points in the region of Mineralovodsky customs. The fee for the currency Declaration is not charged.

Julia Kutaka,
a press-the Secretary of Mineralovodsky customs