Russian citizen convicted of smuggling 30 thousand. cash in euros



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According to data from the pre-trial investigation, in January this year, a Russian citizen driving a Bentley Continental GT was searched at the Panemun carretera roadside post as usual.

The man verbally told Klaipeda territorial customs officials that he was carrying 75 liters of diesel and 4,120 euros and 1,150 Russian rubles. He indicated the same amount of money in transit on the Cash Statement. According to the investigation, the husband was not very alarmed during the questioning of the people by the officials. Turns out there was a reason for that: another 30,000 were found in his pocket. cash. The latter were not declared to customs in accordance with the procedure established by legal acts. The convict, who often goes to Russia for work, explained to officials that he did not know the procedure for declaring money, but admitted his guilt.

The investigation of this case was carried out by officials from the Klaipėda Section of the Criminal Customs Service, and was led by a prosecutor from the Second Prosecution Division of the Klaipėda Regional Prosecutor’s Office.

Law enforcement officials remind that any person entering or leaving the Republic of Lithuania from a third country and transporting at least EUR 10,000 in cash (or the equivalent amount in another currency) must declare it at the customs office. The person must submit the completed and signed Cash Declaration Form without a separate request from the customs officer. The obligation to declare cash allows a more effective application of the measures to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing established by the laws of the Republic of Lithuania.

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