The key facts

  • Several cases of jewelry imports exceeding established limits were identified at Tashkent airport
  • The total weight of undeclared jewelry is about 691 grams, with a preliminary estimate of 1 billion 20 million 600 thousand soums
  • Customs inspections are being conducted for all cases

What was found at the airport

Several cases of attempted illegal import of jewelry in quantities exceeding established limits have been identified at Tashkent International Airport. This was reported by the press service of the Tashkent-AERO specialized customs complex, as cited by Daryo.uz and Zamon.uz; the press service of the State Customs Committee also distributed the information, notes UzNews.uz.

Details of the violation

In recent days, officers of the border customs post at Islam Karimov Airport inspected the baggage and personal belongings of passengers arriving on various international flights. During the inspection, they found jewelry made of yellow-colored metal with a total weight of about 691 grams that had not been declared to customs control in the established manner. The preliminary value of the items was estimated at 1 billion 20 million 600 thousand soums. Customs inspections are currently ongoing for all identified cases Customs inspections are ongoing.

Context

This is not an isolated case: earlier it was reported that a passenger traveling from Tashkent to Almatywas found with jewelry worth 214 million soums. The new discovery differs in scale — it involves several cases of imports exceeding the limits, and the total preliminary estimate exceeds 1 billion soums. The final amounts and decisions regarding the violators will become known upon completion of the ongoing inspections.