Yen, baht and rubles: since the beginning of the year Krasnoyarsk air passengers have not declared 95 thousand US dollars

Since the beginning of 2024, officers of the Krasnoyarsk Airport customs post of Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk Customs have revealed 8 facts of non-declaration of cash totaling more than 95 thousand US dollars in equivalent.

Half of the cases of non-declaration of cash without declaration of cash totaling more than 95 thousand US dollars in equivalent

Half of the cases of cash export without declaration were on air flights from Krasnoyarsk to Thailand.

A half of the cases of cash export without declaration were on flights from Krasnoyarsk to Thailand

A 58-year-old air traveler chose the “green corridor” to pass customs control, declaring that he had no goods and cash subject to customs declaration.

A 58-year-old air traveler chose the “green corridor” to pass customs control

But customs officers found him in possession of cash in various currencies – euros and Russian rubles – worth the equivalent of $11,200. The cash allowed to take out without declaration (10 thousand dollars in equivalent) was returned to the air traveler. The fate of the rest of the money will be determined by the court

A case of administrative offense under Article 16.4 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (failure to declare cash) was initiated against the man

It should be noted that Krasnoyarsk customs officers record a significant increase in cases of illegal export of cash in yen, baht, euros, Indonesian rupiahs and other currencies by air passengers. Sixty-eight such incidents were detected in 2023, double the number in 2022.

At the same time in 2022, the number of illegal cash hauls by air travelers has increased