Azerbaijani customs thwart smuggling of over 2,500 carats of diamonds at Baku airport

Employees of the Main Customs Department for Air Transport of Azerbaijan's State Customs Committee have prevented the smuggling of a large batch of diamonds concealed from customs control, Report informs, citing the committee.

A citizen of Kazakhstan arriving in the country on a Sharjah-Baku flight attempted to leave the customs control area through the Green Channel.

Due to suspicious behavior, customs officers directed the passenger to the Red Channel for inspection. During the check, undeclared diamonds weighing a total of 2,502.524 carats were discovered on the individual.

The value of the seized diamonds is estimated at over 4 million manats. An investigation into the incident is currently underway.

($1=1.7 manats)