According to TASS with reference to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Serbia, the violators were detained while crossing the border.
€607,000, $124,000 and two emeralds were found in the car of the arrested.
According to a number of local media, we are talking about the former head of the Main Directorate of Internal Security of the SBU Andrei Naumov.
Violators were detained for 48 hours, they face imprisonment for up to 12 years.
Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Dmitry Demeshin previously approved the indictment in a criminal case against a resident of the Trans-Baikal Territory, who organized the smuggling of more than 36 kg of gold to China.