Loading timberMOSCOW, Jan 31 China timber with a total value of about $30 million, the Federal Customs Service (FCS) of Russia said in a statement. «Employees of the Far Eastern operational customs found that when declaring a batch of birch sawlogs worth 14 million rubles, a company from Vladivostok provided false information about the manufacturer of timber to the customs authority» , the message says. In total, according to the Federal Customs Service, the company planned to export timber worth almost $30 million under a number of contracts. USAWhen checking, it turned out that the timber was purchased by the exporter from unidentified persons without documents confirming the legality of its harvesting. «Customs officials established the facts of illegal export of about 8,000 cubic meters of timber by this company to China two months earlier,» the report says. and resources on a large scale. Such a crime is punishable by up to 7 years in prison with a fine of up to 1 million rubles. Timber seized, investigation ongoing.
