“Illegal 355,000 euros and 46,000 dollars were discovered in the Kyiv-Peremyshl train Customs officials found undeclared 355,000 euros and 46,000 dollars in the luggage of a Ukrainian woman. Criminal proceedings were opened against the woman, and a fine of PLN 50,000 was imposed.”, — write on: unn.ua
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During the inspection of the Kyiv-Peremyshl passenger train, customs officials discovered a significant amount of money in the luggage of one of the passengers. A citizen of Ukraine submitted a currency declaration for the transportation of 20,000 zlotys, but during a detailed examination it was found that she was transporting a much larger amount – more than 355,000 euros and 46,000 US dollars. The total value of the discovered cash is about PLN 1.7 million.
The money was hidden in a bag in the woman’s luggage. Criminal proceedings were opened against her, and PLN 50,000 was taken as a fine.
Let’s add
This case was not the first in a series of detections of illegal transportation of foreign currency across the Polish-Ukrainian border.
Over the past few weeks, customs officials have detained several people with large sums of cash. For example, one of the women who arrived from Kharkiv tried to transport 40 thousand dollars without submitting a declaration.
The woman who crossed the border from Odesa and was detained with 30,000 dollars also did not submit a currency declaration.
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