On January 29, 2012, at the exit side of the border crossing point Gradina, the customs officers prevented an attempt of two Turkish citizens to smuggle over 3 kg of gold bullions and gold jewellery worth about 6 million dollars.

Equipment Modernization Contributed to Better Results Achieved

Owing to the high-tech scanners for inspection of goods, which have been used by the customs officers since the last year, only over the past three months 120 illegal border crossings were prevented, as pointed out at the annual press conference, held on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the World Customs Organization (WCO).

On January 12, 2012, the Customs Administration organized a meeting with representatives of the Russian Embassy, Trade Representative Office of the Russian Federation in Belgrade and largest Russian companies in Serbia. On that occasion were outlined the novelties resulting from the amendments to the Free Trade Agreement applied with the Russian Federation, resulting from the creation of the Customs Union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan and the single foreign policy of the member countries.

At the border crossing Preševo early on the morning of January 12, 2012, the customs officers frustrated an attempt of eights Afghan citizen to illegally cross the border.

On December 31, 2011, at the exit side of the border crossing point Batrovci, the customs officers prevented six Afghan citizen to cross the border illegally.

In collaboration with the police, on December 29, 2011, at the exit from the border crossing point Horgoš, the customs officers prevented an attempt to smuggle a gas pistol «Hecler&Koch», caliber 4.5 mm.

At the border crossing Horgoš, the customs officers discovered an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of goods within the humanitarian aid cargo sent to Kosovo.

On December 22, 2011, at the entry side of the border crossing point Preševo, in a bus of a Greek transport company driving on the regular route Athens-Novi Sad, the customs officers found 360 grams of marijuana, a hunting rifle, a pistol with magazine, hunting and pistol ammunition, and a large quantity of pyrotechnical devices.

Early on the morning of December 28, 2011, at the entry side of the border crossing point Preševo, the customs officers prevented two Afghan and three Iranian citizens to cross illegally our state border.

At the border crossing point Špiljani on December 26, 2011, the customs officers seized 920 grams of gold, the assessed value of which, including the car retained on a temporary basis, being 3,405,000 dinars.