In Sheremetyevo stopped smuggling Cuban cigars for а1 million

Customs officers at Sheremetyevo airport seized 300 cigars worth more than 1 million rubles from a foreigner who flew from Cuba, the Federal Customs Service (FCS) reported.

A 23-year-old passenger was stopped for checks in a green corridor. Tobacco products were found in two suitcases.

“The passenger explained that he brought tobacco products as a gift to a friend, he is not familiar with customs rules,” the service said.

A case was opened against him on smuggling strategically important goods on a large scale under Part 1 of Article 226.1 of the Criminal Code. The article provides for up to five years of imprisonment or a fine of up to 1 million rubles.

The court imposed a fine of 300 thousand rubles and ordered the confiscation of cigars.

In late October, in Sheremetyevo, a Russian woman who flew from Istanbul found undeclared brand items worth more than 22 million rubles. In the luggage were bags, clothes and shoes Hermes, Chanel, Brunello Cucinelli and other brands.