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A citizen of the Russian Federation could not fly to Beijing, because was stopped by officials of the Koltsovsk customs named after V.A. Sorokin. The girl intended to furnish furniture from the Middle Kingdom for her new house and moved cash through the customs border in the amount of 150 thousand US dollars, 2000 rubles and 300 yuan (over 9.2 million rubles)

As follows from the explanatory, the accidental violator of the customs legislation knew about the mandatory written declaration of the cash currency, but was in such a hurry that she simply did not have time to do it before entering the customs control zone. Moreover, she was convinced that customs and border controls at the departure at Koltsovo Airport are carried out in one place - after the check-in counters.

“Currently Koltsovsk customs is actively working to inform citizens (passengers of international flights). So, the rules for the movement of goods across the customs border by individuals can be found at home (in the "Information for individuals" section of the Ural Customs Administration website), directly at the airport (on information boards in front of the customs control zone at departure), and in cases where not enough, the customs inspector is always ready to give an explanation. But it is important to remember: the inspector gives explanations to the entrance to the zone, and then carries out control to the fullest extent of the law,” said the head of the customs post, Koltsovo Airport (passenger) Alexander Komlev.

As for the case of December 16, in accordance with the current Russian legislation, a criminal case was initiated against the girl under Article 200.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Smuggling Cash and (or) Money Instruments” on a large scale. This article provides for sanctions in the form of a fine (up to fifteen times of the amount of illegally transferred money), or restriction of freedom for up to four years.

It is worth noting that since the beginning of the year, the Koltsovsk customs officers have stopped about 50 attempts to illegally move cash currency across the customs border. In three cases, criminal proceedings were initiated.

Press Service of the Ural Customs Administration, tks.ru, 22 December 2016