Two Russians sentenced for smuggling 135 artifacts
Two Russians were sentenced for attempting to smuggle 135 items of medieval culture from Northeastern Rus' and the Western Caucasus into the United Kingdom and France, with an estimated value of about 1 million rubles, according to the FSB.
Consensus
- Two Russian citizens were convicted for attempting to smuggle 135 cultural artifacts.
- The artifacts are from the medieval period and originate from northeastern Rus and the Western Caucasus.
- The artifacts are valued at approximately one million rubles.
- The individuals were arrested in August 2024.
- The case was handled by the Leninsky District Court in Tambov.
- Each defendant received a five-year and six-month conditional sentence with a three-year and six-month probation period.
- The artifacts are considered historically, culturally, and scientifically valuable and are not permitted for export from Russia.
Points of divergence
- The individuals were identified as B. Shirin (born 1975) and V. Sudakov (born 1979). — vm
- In September, a resident of Sevastopol was detained for planning to smuggle weapons and military equipment to Ukraine. — vm
Coverage (3 sources)
- Two Russians sentenced for attempt to smuggle 135 cultural items — Вечерняя Москва
- Two Russians sentenced for attempt to smuggle 135 items of medieval culture from the North-East of Rus' and the West Caucasus to the UK and France — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Two Russians sentenced to probation for attempt to smuggle 135 antiquities — Коммерсантъ