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Silver coins and ingots found on passenger heading for Rome


https://www.ipn.md/en/silver-coins-and-ingots-found-on-passenger-heading-for-rome-7967_1096223.html

Silver coins and ingots were discovered in the baggage of a passenger at the Chisinau International Airport. According to the Customs Service, the passenger of the Chisinau - Vienna – Rome flight chose the green “Nothing to Declare” corridor, IPN reports.

As a result of a check, 177 silver coins and nine silver ingots that weren’t declared to the customs authority were found in the passenger’s baggage.

The passenger is a citizen of the U.S. aged 35.

The silver coins and ingots were seized and can be confiscated based on a court decision. The person faces a fine.