Kosovo Customs has prevented a case of smuggling precious metals at the Merdare Border Cross Point, where, during the control of a vehicle, some 8,274kg of undeclared silver, worth approximately between 8 thousand and 10 thousand euros have been discovered and seized temporarily.
According to Dogana’s announcement, the case has been revealed Saturday, during the search of a foreign license van, which was in transit through Kosovo, from Belgium to a neighbouring country.
After initial doubts, the vehicle has been selected for scan control, where possible cargo irregularities have been identified.
A considerable amount of undeclared silver, hidden in the upper part of a used washing machine, has been discovered during the search. The goods were camouflaged in a way that could be identified only after the disposal of the device, says the Customs report.
The discovered amount consisted of six silver investment coins, weighing from one kilogram each, a one – pound [one – pound] silver hook, and two plastic tubes of 20 silver coins each, weighing up to 311 grams per coin.
The total weight of silver discovered is about 8,274 pounds [8,274 kg], with cleanliness 99.9 percent.
Customs has thanked the United States and the American Embassy in Kosovo for supporting the strengthening of technological and operational capacities.
In particular, equipping with modern scan technology, enabled through this co-operation, has directly contributed to the identification of this case, as well as to the discovery of other cases of irregularities and smuggling attempts, the report says.
The goods have been temporarily seized, while the case has been prosecuted for further investigation and for the development of relevant customs anti-vator procedures, in line with legislation in force.
Customs has invited citizens to report any suspicion or irregularities to a free number of 0800 500 95.
Source Layer: RTKLive