Baku: Azerbaijan’s State Customs Committee successfully thwarted an attempt to illegally import gold bars into the country, as reported by APA-Economics. The incident involved officials from the Air Transport Head Customs Department who intercepted the undeclared gold.
According to Azeri-Press News Agency, a suspicious image was detected during a routine inspection of luggage belonging to a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan on a Dubai-Baku flight. The inspection was conducted using a stationary X-ray device. Upon identifying the suspicious content, customs officials conducted a thorough examination of the hand luggage. This led to the discovery of 44 “PAMP” brand gold bars, collectively weighing 372.5 grams, which had not been declared to the customs authorities.