Federal Customs Service

Pulkovo customs officers seized two Nazi award crosses from an airline passenger

Published: April 22, 2024 12:54 pm

Customs officers at Pulkovo airport found items with Nazi symbols in the luggage of a traveler. The items were detected when the backpack was scanned using an X-ray machine

In the course of the search, among the personal belongings and a large amount of all kinds of political and historical literature, customs officers found two Nazi award crosses from 1939, a gas mask and books with allegedly extremist content

The seized items were sent to experts who will study them and determine whether the books are extremist materials. After receiving the results, the citizen may be held criminally and administratively liable.

After receiving the results, the citizen may be held criminally and administratively liable