29 November 2002
Brest customs launches criminal proceedings against Russian man for attempt to smuggle foreign currency

 The Brest customs department has launched criminal proceedings against a citizen of Russia who attempted to smuggle foreign currency across the Belarusian-Polish border, the press office of the State
Customs Committee (SCC) told BelaPAN.
On November 24, the Russian man, travelling by a Moscow-Warsaw train, tried to smuggle EUR 19,000, $4,800 and 55 Ukrainian hrivnias in the total amount of 45.227 million rubels, hiding the money in his bag, the SCC press office said. Customs officers, however, discovered the
money and arrested the man. Under the Criminal Code, the Russian may be fined or sentenced to "restricted freedom" or imprisonment for up to 5 years.