Contraband cameras of over 700,000 lei seized

A man aged 29 from Bacioi was caught trying to smuggle contraband equipment for taking pictures to the value of over 700,000 lei into Moldova, Info-Prim Neo has learned from the Customs Service. The man was arrested by customs officers of the Cahul-Oancea customs posts in cooperation with employees of the Internal Security Division of the Customs Service. The incident happened on the morning of May 16. The man traveled in a bus running on the Italy-Moldova route. During a check, the customs employees found 54 cameras Nikon, 199 cameras Nikon Cool Pix, two mecablitzes and a diesel for a Honda boat that hadn’t been declared. The equipment worth over 700,000 lei was hidden in 17 boxes in his baggage and was to be sold in Moldova. The man faces three to ten years in jail for smuggling contraband.