Russian national detained for attempt to illegally remove antiquarians from Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 17, Asia-Plus – Tajik customs officers have stopped an attempt by Russian national to illegally remove antiquarians from Tajikistan. According to the Customs Service, an inspection of passengers on the Dushanbe-Moscow flight on May found samovar dating from 1907 as well as cooper jag and cooper wash-basing in a luggage belonging to a […]

Timur Bandishoyev

DUSHANBE, May 17, Asia-Plus – Tajik customs officers have stopped an attempt by Russian national to illegally remove antiquarians from Tajikistan.

According to the Customs Service, an inspection of passengers on the Dushanbe-Moscow flight on May found samovar dating from 1907 as well as cooper jag and cooper wash-basing in a luggage belonging to a 40-year-old resident the Russian city of Zelenograd Dmitry Yesin. 

Yesin was detained and an investigation is under way, the source said.

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