Krasnoyarsk customs officers found an illegal shipment of acupuncture needles in the luggage of a foreigner
Published: April 25, 2024 04:47
Officers at the Krasnoyarsk Airport customs post of Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk Customs stopped the importation of an undeclared shipment of acupuncture needles and syringes for injections from China.
A 53-year-old Chinese citizen who was a citizen of China was a citizen of the airport
A 53-year-old Chinese citizen, who flew to Krasnoyarsk from Harbin (PRC), chose the “green corridor” to pass customs control. By doing so, he declared that he had no goods subject to customs declaration
But customs officers found 3,700 acupuncture needles and 41 disposable injection syringes with medicine inside. All of the goods were new and in their original packaging.
Customs officials told the man that the needles and syringes were new and in their original packaging
The foreigner said he was carrying the goods for an acquaintance who does acupuncture at a massage parlor. He said the goods were worth just over 7,000 yuan (about 90,000 rubles)
Based on the quantity of goods and the airline passenger’s explanations, customs officials recognized the products as a commercial lot, which is subject to customs declaration under the general procedure with the payment of customs duties.
Customs officers recognized the products as a commercial lot, which is subject to customs declaration under the general procedure with the payment of customs duties
Krasnoyarsk customs initiated proceedings against the foreign citizen on administrative offense under part 1 of article 16.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (non-declaration of goods). Needles and syringes were seized, the court will make a decision on them
Anna Pomazkina,
Krasnoyarsk customs spokeswoman
Anna Pomazkina,
8 (391) 229-50-04