4 days ago
US Citizen Held at Russia Airport With Gun, $138K Check
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The Russian customs agency said it detained a dual U.S.-Russian citizen at an airport in Moscow after she was found with a gun and a bank check for $138,000.
She was stopped at Moscow Vnukovo International Airport having arrived from the U.S. via Turkey, the agency said.
In her suitcase was an American Colt Combat Commander 45-caliber semi-automatic pistol with three empty clips, officials said, and during a personal search she took the bank check out from a concealed body bag.
The woman, who was not named, told the authorities she did not know that she needed to declare the items to customs because she is a dual citizen. She is a permanent resident in the U.S.
A criminal case was opened for the smuggling of firearms and money, and the woman is now held in pre-trial detention, Russian customs said.
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