At Grozny airport, women were detained for trying to carry a kilogram of gold around their necks
Employees of the Chechen customs post detained two female passengers at Grozny airport. They tried to carry gold chains weighing about a kilogram around their necks.
 
The goal of the women was to fly to Turkey. Customs officers paid attention to their bending necks. The passenger was searched with the help of a hand-held metal detector. In the chest area. each woman had a kilogram gold chain hanging under her clothes.
 
The women tried to explain that these were their decorations. However, they were convinced that the chains were not jewelry - it was melted gold of the 999th grade. A criminal case has been initiated under the article "Smuggling of strategically important goods".
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