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A Bentley Continental GT passenger car driven by a Russian citizen arrived at the Panemunė roadside post from the Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation. The person indicated the same amount of money on the Cash Statement.
When it was suspected that a Russian citizen could also transport undeclared money, a personal examination was carried out. During his time, the person was very upset. Turns out there was something to worry about: Customs officials found 30,000 euros in the outer pocket of a person’s jacket. This money was not declared to customs in accordance with legal procedures.
In the outer pocket of the man’s jacket, customs agents found 30,000 euros. The detainee said he intended to buy a trailer.
A Russian national regretted his actions and told officials that he was going to buy a vehicle trailer for the money.
The smuggled money and a person’s mobile phone were seized at the Klaipėda branch of the Criminal Customs Service on January 27. A pre-trial investigation was launched in accordance with article 199 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Lithuania. 3 d. For this, the law provides for a fine or imprisonment of up to 8 years.
The pre-trial investigation is led by the Klaipėda Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
This year, this is the first recorded case of cash smuggling at the Panemunė roadside post. Last year 2 cases were identified for which pre-trial investigations were initiated in the Criminal Customs Service.
In one case, a person who crossed the Lithuanian border did not declare more than 23,500 euros at the Panemunė post office, in another, more than 20,500 euros.
In one case, a person who crossed the border of the Republic of Lithuania did not declare more than 23,500 euros to customs officials, in another, more than 20,500 euros.
Customs officials remind that anyone 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 for the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing established by the laws of the Republic of Lithuania.
In 2020, 12 pre-trial investigations into cash smuggling were launched at Lithuanian Customs. 488 thousand were arrested. euros.
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