Astrakhan customs officers found undeclared fuel and motor oil on a ship from Kazakhstan
Published: February 28, 2024 09:20
A tanker from the port of Aktau of the Republic of Kazakhstan arrived at the Olya checkpoint to perform customs operations.
The vessel arrived at the Olya checkpoint to perform customs operations
In the course of customs control officials of the customs post of the Sea Port Olya of the Astrakhan Customs revealed a discrepancy between the actual amount of fuel declared by the carrier. It was found that the regular fuel tanks contained 2.6 tons more fuel than declared. As explained by the captain of the vessel, the chief mechanic made incorrect calculations when calculating the weight of fuel
Also during customs control on board the ship was found more than 380 kg of undeclared motor oil in two barrels. According to the captain, the oil was purchased in the port of Amirabad (Iran), but the carrier did not have the documents.
“The oil was purchased in the port of Amirabad (Iran), but the documents were missing
“Based on the results of customs control, a case of administrative offense was initiated against the carrier under part 1 of article 16.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation “Failure to declare goods subject to customs declaration in the prescribed form.” This article provides punishment for legal entities in the form of a fine from one second to two times the value of goods (with or without confiscation)”, – explains the head of the customs post of the Sea Port Olya of Astrakhan customs Oleg Lychagin
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