45 criminal cases initiated by St. Petersburg Customs in 2023

St. Petersburg Customs summarized the results of law enforcement activities.

In 2023, St. Petersburg Customs officers uncovered more than 6,500 administrative offenses, 51% of which were committed when goods were imported into the customs territory of the EAEU and 49% when exported.

Saint Petersburg Customs officers have revealed more than 6,500 administrative offenses

In the past year, Customs initiated 45 criminal cases, including 20 criminal cases for illegal use of documents to form a legal entity, 15 for smuggling of strategically important resources (timber and scrap metal), 6 for currency transactions involving the transfer of funds using false documents, and 4 for evasion of customs payments.

Customs initiated 45 criminal cases, including 20 for illegal use of documents to form a legal entity, 15 for smuggling of strategically important resources (timber and scrap metal), 6 for currency transactions involving the transfer of funds using false documents, and 4 for evasion of customs payments

Customs posts of St. Petersburg Customs are located in St. Petersburg, Leningrad, Vologda, Novgorod regions and the Komi Republic. Given the peculiarity of the region, where the timber industry is developed, special attention in the work of the customs service is paid to preventing offenses by participants in foreign economic activity who export products of the timber industry abroad

In 2023, customs initiated 15 cases of administrative offenses involving forest products worth 3.8 million rubles and 14 criminal cases under Article 226.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for the illegal movement of timber with a total value of over 43 million rubles.

Customs initiated 15 cases of administrative offenses involving forest products worth 3.8 million rubles and 14 criminal cases under Article 226.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for the illegal movement of timber worth over 43 million rubles