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Beauty contest participant detained in Vnukovo for smuggling jewelry worth 12 million rubles

A case of smuggling expensive gold jewelry has come to light.

Irina Tint Moscow News Moscow Vnukovo Moscow 6 November 2024

A man from the Vladimir region tried to smuggle night vision devices to Belarus

The man illegally tried to smuggle night vision devices into Belarus.

Irina Tint News of Vladimir region Vladimir region Incidents 1 November 2024

The Russian Federal Customs Service has seized musk deer musk worth 50 million rubles to increase sexual potency

Siberian customs officers have stopped a major smuggling channel for a strategically important resource.

Dmitry Bobrov Federal Customs Service of Russia customs Incidents 26 September 2024

Belarusian customs officers seized a parcel from Russia where they found weapons instead of plumbing

A firearm was found in one of the parcels sent to Belarus from Russia.

Irina Tint Belarus News Belarus Incidents 12 September 2024

Gold bars worth 90 million rubles confiscated from German citizen in Pskov

58-year-old German man uses camper van to smuggle gold

Dmitry Bobrov Pskov Pskov News Gold Incidents 26 August 2024

Russian Sentenced to Three Years in US for Microelectronics Smuggling

A Russian man has been sentenced to three years in prison by a decision of the Federal Court for the Southern District of New York.

Elena Gutyro court verdict US News Russian Incidents 18 July 2024

A man from Makhachkala tried to take out 54 gold bars

A man who tried to smuggle contraband out of Russia was detained in Makhachkala.

Irina Tint gold jewelry Makhachkala Makhachkala News Incidents 11 July 2024

Jewelry worth 21 million rubles confiscated from Russian women flying to Thailand

Two Russian women were caught smuggling jewelry at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport.

Dmitry Bobrov Sheremetyevo decorations Federal Customs Service of Russia Sheremetyevo News Moscow 1 July 2024