Sakhalin customs officers found a large shipment of smuggled alcohol in the stash of a ship from South Korea

Sakhalin customs officers found more than 600 bottles of alcohol without excise stamps on a ship arriving at the port of Nevelsk from the Republic of Korea. The entire shipment belonged to one of the crew members

Customs officers found a cache of illegal goods in a fuel tank. A total of 335 liters of alcohol were seized: Chivas Regal whiskey, Jack Daniels, Kirkland Blended Canadian Whisky, Monkey 47 gin, Jinro House Wine, Jim Beam bourbon, Sheridans liquor, Cass fresh beer and others. According to experts, the market value of the products exceeds 870 thousand rubles

The sailor admitted that he purchased the goods for personal use in the port of Busan and deliberately concealed them from customs control.

Sailor admitted that he purchased the goods for personal use in the port of Busan and deliberately concealed them from customs control

The Sakhalin Customs initiated criminal proceedings against the crew member under part 1 of article 200.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (smuggling of alcoholic beverages). The goods have been seized. An investigation is underway