Undeclared dried trepang (194 pieces) found by Chita customs officers from a Chinese citizen, who was traveling by bus to China through the checkpoint Zabaikalsk.
Undeclared dried trepang (194 pieces) found by Chita customs officers from a Chinese citizen, who was traveling by bus to China through the checkpoint Zabaikalsk.
The trepang customs officers found during customs control in the Chinese citizen’s bag with the inscription “May health and prosperity always be on your side.”
Customs officers found the trepang in a bag with the inscription “May health and prosperity always be on your side
The foreigner did not enter the goods in the passenger customs declaration and responded negatively to a verbal question from customs officers about the presence of goods subject to mandatory written declaration. When questioned, the foreigner explained that he had purchased trepang from an acquaintance in the village of Zabaikalsk, as he knew about its medicinal properties
An expert examination confirmed that the found specimens of the animal were Far Eastern trepang.
An expert examination confirmed that the found specimens of the animal were Far Eastern trepang
Chita Customs initiated a case on administrative offense under part 1 of article 16.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (non-declaration) against a citizen of the People’s Republic of China for the fact of moving undeclared goods.
Chita Customs initiated a case on administrative offense under part 1 of article 16.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (non-declaration)
Note: Trepang, or “sea cucumber”, is a needle-skinned mollusk living in the coastal waters of the Sea of Japan, Yellow Sea and East China Sea. Trepang has many beneficial properties: it has a tonic, immune-enhancing and bactericidal effect on the body.
To export all kinds of aquatic invertebrates in any form – fresh, frozen, dried, cooked or canned (including dried trepang), transported
not for personal consumption, a veterinary certificate issued by Rosselkhoznadzor officials is required.