Smugglers caught with 6.7M cigarette packs in Moscow
Smuggling of cigarettes worth a billion rubles was intercepted in Moscow: who was detained.
Consensus
- Moscow customs officials intercepted a large-scale cigarette smuggling operation from Belarus.
- The cigarettes were unmarked and concealed as electrical conductors.
- A total of 6.7 million cigarette packs were seized.
- The operation was valued at over one billion rubles.
- A 35-year-old man from Azerbaijan was identified as the organizer and arrested.
- The suspect admitted to the crime and is facing up to five years in prison.
- An investigation is ongoing to identify other individuals involved.
- Searches were conducted at the suspect's home and office.
Points of divergence
- A separate incident involving a 62-year-old foreigner attempting to smuggle 225 Cuban cigars and 70 packs of cigarettes into Moscow through Sheremetyevo Airport was reported. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Smuggling of $1 billion worth of goods was attempted to be transported to Russia from Belarus — Фонтанка
- Smuggling of cigarettes worth a billion rubles was stopped in Moscow: who was detained — Вечерняя Москва