The passenger fully admitted guilt, paid 9 million rubles in customs…
The passenger fully admitted guilt, paid 9 million rubles in customs fees, and transferred over 18 million rubles to the budget as compensation for damages. At Sheremetyevo Airport, a Russian woman arriving from Dubai was found with contraband worth 36 million.
Consensus
- A Russian woman was stopped at Sheremetyevo Airport while arriving from Dubai.
- The woman attempted to bring undeclared luxury goods worth approximately 36 million rubles into Russia.
- The items included jewelry, shoes, and accessories from brands such as Cartier, Bulgari, Van Cleef & Arpels, Graff, Tiffany & Co., Chanel, and Dior.
- The woman was found to have no knowledge of customs declaration rules.
- An investigation revealed the goods were authentic and made of gold 750 purity and platinum 950 purity with diamond, sapphire, and beryl inlays.
- A criminal case was initiated under Article on evasion of customs payments in especially large amount.
- The woman admitted guilt and paid 9 million rubles in customs duties.
- She also transferred over 18 million rubles to the federal budget as compensation for damage.
- As a result, the criminal case was terminated.
Points of divergence
- The woman had previously been detained at Sheremetyevo Airport for bringing Cartier jewelry valued at 34 million rubles and failing to pay over 9.9 million in customs fees, which is not mentioned in the other sources. — vm
Coverage (4 sources)
- Russian woman tried to import luxury brand jewelry from Dubai worth 36 million rubles — Коммерсантъ
- Customs officers at Sheremetyevo airport seized $4 million worth of contraband from a Russian woman arriving from Dubai — Вести
- Woman with $500k in jewelry detained at Sheremetyevo Airport: What happened to the case — Вечерняя Москва
- Woman with $170k in jewelry detained at Sheremetyevo Airport: What was she carrying? — Вечерняя Москва