The passenger of the flight Tashkent – Minsk tried to import more than $ 40 thousand without declaring
For illegal import of more than 30 thousand in the equivalent, a man faces up to five years in prison.
A criminal case has been opened at Minsk National Airport against a citizen of Tajikistan for illegal import of currency. According to BelTA, citing the State Customs Committee, the man arrived in the capital on a flight from Tashkent.
The passenger proceeded through the green corridor, but during customs control he was found more than 40 thousand US dollars and 21 thousand Uzbek soums. The amount exceeded the norm allowed for import without declaration by more than four times.
A criminal case has been initiated against a foreigner under part 2 of Article 228 of the Criminal Code of Belarus. The sanction of the article provides for a punishment of up to five years imprisonment with the confiscation of the entire amount. The State Customs Committee reminded that when moving across the border more than 10 thousand dollars in the equivalent, it is necessary to pass through the red corridor and fill out the declaration, and for the illegal import of more than 30 thousand comes criminal liability.
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