Sheremetyevo customs officers found “almost 8 kg of dried trepang” in the baggage of a foreign national departing for China; the shipment is worth about RUB 500,000. Source: FCS Russia.
The passenger was stopped in the green channel under selective control. X-ray screening of the suitcase revealed polyethylene bundles with the seafood delicacy. He said he had bought “sea cucumbers” at a Moscow market for his wife.
Expert examination confirmed Far Eastern trepang.
An administrative case was opened under Article 16.2(1) of the Code of Administrative Offences (failure to declare goods). The penalty may be a fine of up to double the value of the goods with confiscation.
