An attempt to smuggle an ancient Turkish saber from Ukraine to Romania
Kyiv • UNN
At the Krasnoilsk checkpoint, border guards found an ancient Turkish saber in the car of a Romanian citizen. The man tried to hide an object that may be of historical value.
Ukrainian border guards at the Krasnoyilsk checkpoint found an ancient Turkish saber in a car. A foreigner tried to take it out of Ukraine. This was reported by the Chernivtsi border guard detachment, UNN reports.
Details
It is noted that a Romanian citizen born in 1994 was returning home through the Krasnoyilsk checkpoint in his own car.
"During the border control, the foreigner stated that he was not carrying anything. However, during the inspection of the vehicle, border guards of the Chernivtsi detachment together with customs officials found an ancient Turkish saber in the luggage compartment of the car, which may be of cultural and historical value," the border guards said in a statement.
The saber was seized from the man, and the customs officers drew up a report.
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