Domodedovo customs officers found an undeclared watch worth 8 million rubles in the possession of a passenger from Dubai

Domodedovo customs officers found undeclared Swiss Audemars Piguet watches worth more than 8 million rubles in the possession of a passenger who flew in from Dubai. The amount of unpaid customs duties exceeded 2 million rubles

In the “green” corridor, a 37-year-old Australian citizen was stopped by inspectors for customs control. The man himself presented the watch, taking it off his arm, and explained that he did not know about the need to declare the expensive item

Expertise found that the watch belongs to the latest update of the Royal Oak collection, its case is made of 750th pink gold, the strap is made of alligator leather to match the dial, the glass on the front and back sides is made of sapphire. The black dial with Grande Tapisserie pattern features rose gold hands with a precipitated luminescent coating.

And the black dial with Grande Tapisserie pattern features rose gold hands with a precipitated luminescent coating

The actions of the passenger have signs of corpus delicti, responsibility for which is provided by part 1 of article 226.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (smuggling of strategically important goods and resources)

The man faces imprisonment of up to 7 years with a fine of up to 1 million rubles

BACKGROUND

When goods with a customs value of more than 10 thousand euros in equivalent and (or) a total weight of 50 kg are transported across the customs border of the EAEU by air, they must be declared in writing and a passenger customs declaration must be completed.