Hermes bags worth 6.2M rubles seized at Domodedovo
Russian authorities in Domodedovo Airport seized three original Hermes bags worth 6.2 million rubles from a 30-year-old man arriving from the UAE. The man claimed he did not know what was inside the packages handed to him by a stranger in Dubai and was unaware of customs regulations.
Consensus
- Three Hermes bags were seized at Domodedovo Airport.
- The bags were worth 6.2 million rubles.
- The passenger was a Russian national arriving from the UAE.
- The bags were found in the passenger's hand luggage.
- The passenger claimed ignorance about the contents of the packages.
- The passenger stated they were unaware of customs rules.
- The bags were confirmed as original and made from calf leather.
- Administrative proceedings were initiated against the passenger.
- The passenger may face a fine up to double the value of the goods and possible confiscation.
Points of divergence
- Three administrative cases were opened against the passenger. — tg_mosguru
- The passenger claimed he was not aware of customs rules and that a stranger in Dubai gave him the packages. — vm
- Two administrative cases were opened under parts 1 of Articles 16.2 and 16.3 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses. — m24
- A separate case involving jewelry worth 9 million rubles from Shenzhen was mentioned as a prior incident. — vm
- A prior incident involving crocodile parts from China was mentioned as a separate case. — m24
- The passenger is described as being from Dubai. — tg_mosguru
Coverage (6 sources)
- At Domodedovo, branded Hermes bags were seized from a passenger from Dubai — Вести
- Hermes bag for 6.2 million seized from passenger arriving from Dubai to Moscow — Вечерняя Москва
- Customs officers in Domodedovo found undeclared Hermes bags worth 6.2 million rubles on a passenger from Dubai, reported by FTS... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Russian man tried to smuggle Hermes bags worth more than six million rubles, having arrived from Dubai. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Passenger with 3 Hermes bags worth 6.2 million rubles detained in Domodedovo. — Первый Московский
- In Domodedovo, a passenger from the UAE had three Hermes bags worth 6.2 million rubles seized — Москва 24