Customs officers found sapphires and diamonds worth 1.5 million rubles in a parcel from India

On May 15, employees of the Central Postal and Volga Region Operational Customs stopped the smuggling of precious stones in mail from India. This was announced by the press secretary of the Central Postal Customs Ksenia Grebenkina.

It is noted that sapphires and diamonds worth 1.5 million rubles were found in a parcel addressed to a resident of Samara.The stones were detected when scanning the shipment. The jewelry was in two zip-up bags and was wrapped in newspaper. In total, 15 stones were seized — four diamonds and 11 sapphires. At the same time, the sender indicated the cost of the goods in 300 Indian rupees.

The examination also confirmed that the seized gems are natural diamonds and sapphires. According to current legislation, the shipment of such goods in international mail is prohibited.

The recipient was detained by employees of the Volga operational customs in one of the post offices of Samara. A criminal case has been opened on the smuggling of strategically important goods and resources. The case file has now been sent to the court.

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