Passenger of Samara-Dushanbe flight detained for attempting to smuggle 4.4 million rubles

Customs officers at Samara airport detained a migrant who attempted to illegally export a large sum of money from the country.

According to media reports from the customs press service, on Wednesday, March 25, a passenger on the Samara-Dushanbe flight tried to illegally take more than 4.4 million rubles to Tajikistan. According to customs, the migrant did not declare the cash he had and attempted to secretly take it out of the country.

“Customs officers at Samara airport stopped the man, whose jacket pockets contained cash totaling 4 million 440 thousand rubles,” the statement said.

Customs representatives reported that the cash exceeded the allowable amount, and the passenger did not declare it. Russian law requires passengers to declare cash amounts exceeding the permissible limit for transport without declaration when crossing the Russian border.

The customs press service did not specify the name and surname, as well as the nationality of the passenger. Given that the passenger was detained on the Samara-Dushanbe flight, it can be assumed that he is a citizen of Tajikistan.

An investigation has been initiated regarding this incident, and an administrative protocol has been drawn up. The issue of confiscating the cash and imposing a fine is being resolved.

This is not the first case where attempts to illegally export large amounts of cash are thwarted at airports in Russia. According to international norms, passengers transporting significant amounts of cash are required to declare and indicate the source of that money. In case of violations, offenders may be subject to administrative or even criminal liability.