Saint-Petersburg customs: withdrawn from circulation 100 pounds of tobacco for hookahs

Officials of the Department of customs control after release of goods and the investigative Department of St. Petersburg customs conducted verification activities in the customs control after release of goods in one of the shopping areas of the wholesale trade center in St. Petersburg.

In the course of customs inspection has revealed the fact of storage and realization of tobacco products trade marks “Interesting”, “ADALYA”, “AFZAL”, “BUTA”, “AZURE”, “ALFAKHER”, “BUTA Fusion Line”, produced in Turkey, India, Jordan, USA and the United Arab Emirates. Mandatory for application of excise stamps on the goods was absent. Thus the documents confirming legality of import of such products into the territory of the Russian Federation, the owner was not provided.

According to the results of verification activities of trafficking in confiscated about 100 kilograms of tobacco for hookahs.

With respect to the individual entrepreneur, the owner of the goods, Saint-Petersburg customs conducted customs inspection, which confirmed the smuggling of tobacco products into the territory of the Russian Federation. The amount of unpaid customs duties amounted to about 500 thousand rubles. The audit materials sent to the interior Ministry. Considered a question on excitation of criminal case according to article 171.1 of the Criminal code of the Russian Federation.

The press service of the St. Petersburg customs