Turkish Citizen Tried to Secretly Smuggle 347 Mobile Phones

On a passenger flight from Istanbul to Baku, a citizen of Turkey Huseyin Unlu (Huseyin Unlu) was detained while trying to transportation without customs declaration 347 pieces of mobile phone brand "Nokia".

The press service of the State Customs Committee noted that during the interrogation Unlu gave explanatory that he allegedly acquired these phones in China for sale in Turkey. However, in Istanbul he was not allowed to transportation to the territory of the country. Therefore, according to Unlu, he intended to take away the phone back to China. How he came to Baku, the report does not say.

Only in 2012, citizens were seized 13,322 mobile phones, which they tried to secretly smuggle into the country.

From the management of customs in the air transport SCC told Turan, that if the result of the establishment of an attempted illegal wire goods, in respect of the offender can be applied administrative penalty of a fine of 30% to 100% of value of goods. If the value of the goods exceeds 4,000 manats, a criminal case and the material sent to the investigating authorities, and from there to the court. If found guilty, what goods confiscated to the state. - 08B-

 

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