The man tried to export $32,000 worth of ancient artifacts from Uzbekistan to Russia.

In Uzbekistan, customs authorities have identified the smuggling of historical objects from a passenger on the Tashkent-Novosibirsk train. This was announced on August 29 in the press service of the Customs Committee in the Telegram channel.

"325 antique coins, jewelry, artifacts, kettlebells, as well as bow and arrow tips, which were not declared, were found in the hand luggage and bags of a citizen who left our republic on the Tashkent-Novosibirsk passenger train," the publication says.

Later, an examination showed that some of the items belong to the period from the II-I centuries BC. The artifacts, recognized as historical and cultural value, were estimated at almost 400 million soums (more than $32 thousand).

It is specified that, according to the legislation of Uzbekistan, cultural values are transferred to state museums and scientific institutions free of charge. Already 325 historical seized objects have been transferred for temporary storage to the museum fund of the Center for Islamic Civilization of Uzbekistan.

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Earlier, on June 26, a resident of Novorossiysk tried to send five fossilized teeth and four fragments of a mammoth tusk to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It was clarified that, according to the declaration, there were souvenirs in the parcel, which the citizen sent as a gift to a friend. The FCS stressed that the remains of the woolly mammoth are cultural treasures, and their export requires permission from the Russian Ministry of Culture. During the search of the man's house, law enforcement officers also seized 14 more items of paleontology.

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