Passengers who flew in from Turkey tried to smuggle more than 48 kilograms of undeclared medicines
Passengers who flew in from Turkey tried to smuggle more than 48 kilograms of undeclared medicines
In the course of customs control of luggage and hand luggage of individuals, officers of the customs post Sochi Airport of Krasnodar Customs stopped two passengers of the flight “Istanbul-Sochi” passing through the “green corridor”.
The officers of the customs post Sochi Airport of Krasnodar Customs stopped two passengers of the flight “Istanbul-Sochi” passing through the “green corridor”
The presence of many homogeneous items was detected during the control of the citizens’ luggage with the help of X-ray inspection equipment
“During the customs inspection, 2,025 packages of various medicines were found in two suitcases: blisters with pills, capsules, ampoules, vials with a total weight of more than 48 kg,” explained Ivan Leoshko, head of the customs post of Sochi Airport.
The customs inspection of the luggage of the citizens found 2,025 packages of various medicines: blisters with pills, capsules, ampoules, vials with a total weight of more than 48 kg,” said Ivan Leoshko, head of the customs post of Sochi Airport
The passengers did not fill out a customs declaration and did not submit it to the customs authority, they did not apply for information on the procedure for moving goods across the customs border of the EAEU. There were no documents for the medicines. According to the explanation of the citizens, they bought the drugs for “themselves and acquaintances”, they could not name the cost, they had no receipts
The given batch of medicines by quantity and nature can not be attributed to goods for personal use, so it is subject to mandatory written declaration. The goods were seized, samples were sent for examination
Cases on administrative offenses under part 1 of article 16.2 of the CAO RF (non-declaration or inaccurate declaration of goods) and article 16.3 of the CAO RF (violation of prohibitions and restrictions) have been instituted. An administrative investigation is underway