Smuggling of antiques: that being taken through the Ukrainian border

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Domestic demand is growing largely stable currency - the art and antiques. This year, Customs smuggling of cultural and historical values, 1,4 million UAH.

Student Alexander Danishenko, who had just arrived from Germany, stopped at the customs control zone Boryspil airport and asked to open the suitcase. It was established 228 notes: German marks at the beginning of the twentieth century and the Japanese yen in 1953. At the flea markets of Europe, such bills are not expensive - about euro apiece. In Ukraine, they can help several times. However, Customs does not hurry to give the nod to import: In addition to the person, they may have historic significance. To cope with this, the customs officers came to the aid of art Alexander Predybaylo controller.

In the customs history of studying art academies throughout, and at checkpoints without staff, experts still can not do. Their task - to identify the old books, gold ornaments, or icon, and determine whether to import or export this thing without special permission. Over the past 8 months, Ukrainian customs prevented 123 attempts to smuggle items of cultural and historical value. The leader of the illegal "imports" - notes and coins.