Novosibirsk air passengers have tried to smuggle almost 17 million rubles abroad since the beginning of the year

Employees of the customs post Tolmachevo Airport Novosibirsk Customs have prevented 72 cases of illegal transportation of cash in rubles and foreign currency since the beginning of 2023.
The total amount of cash that air passengers tried to take out of Novosibirsk to countries near and far abroad in excess of the established norm without declaration amounted to more than 16.7 million rubles.
Thus, in December, during customs control of a flight to Uzbekistan, customs officers prevented a 43-year-old air passenger from illegally exporting more than 3,300 dollars from Novosibirsk. In the customs control zone before the flight to Tashkent, he chose «green corridor», declaring the absence of goods and currency subject to customs declaration. At the same time, the man had with him bills in American currency, tenge and rubles in the equivalent of more than 13,300 U.S. dollars or 1.2 million rubles, which helped to identify the service dog named «Yar».
Since cash in the amount exceeding 10 thousand US dollars in equivalent is subject to mandatory written declaration, the amount of money moved in excess was seized.
A case of administrative offense was initiated against the man under Article 16.4 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (non-declaration of cash by individuals). The illegally transported cash was seized, the court will make a decision on it.
Novosibirsk Customs reminds of the need to comply with the rules of moving goods across the customs border of the EAEU. Detailed information about them can be found on the website of the Federal Customs Service of Russia in the Individuals section at https://customs.gov.ru/fiz
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