Chinese man detained at Sheremetyeo with 9.2M ruble jewelry
Employees of the Federal Customs Service discovered jewelry worth nine million rubles with a foreigner who arrived at Sheremetyevo Moscow Airport from Shenzhen (China) and did not declare.
Consensus
- A Chinese national arrived at Sheremetyevo Airport from Shenzhen, China.
- Customs officials discovered undeclared jewelry during a routine inspection.
- The jewelry was valued at 9.2 million rubles.
- The items were found in the man's coat pocket and suitcase.
- All jewelry was wrapped in zip-lock bags.
- The man claimed he did not know the rules for transporting such items.
- The case is under investigation for potential criminal charges under Article 226.1 of the Russian Criminal Code.
- The maximum penalty for the alleged offense is up to five years in prison or a fine of up to one million rubles.
- The jewelry was made of gold 750th and platinum 950th purity with gemstone inlays including sapphires, rubies, diamonds, turquoise, zircon, and chrysoberyl.
Points of divergence
- The total value of the jewelry was over 9.2 million rubles, and the items included five rings, a pendant, two heart-shaped and one ram-shaped figurines, a fan-shaped earrings pair, a pagoda figurine pair, a bracelet, a necklace, and Gem Research Center certificates. — vm
- The man stated he was flying to Russia to pay a fine and intended to take the jewelry out of Russia upon departure. — m24
- The man was stopped in the 'green' corridor for selective inspection. — m24
- The man was not charged with a crime at the time of reporting, and the case was under review. — m24
- The man was not detained in the same incident as the woman with 36 million rubles in jewelry, which is mentioned as a separate event. — m24
Coverage (2 sources)
- Foreigner arriving in Moscow from China found with jewelry worth nine million — Вечерняя Москва
- At Sheremetyevo, a passenger from China was detained with jewelry worth 9.2 million rubles — Москва 24