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Traveler Stopped at Moscow Airport with $70,000 Worth of Human Hair

Traveler Stopped at Moscow Airport with $70,000 Worth of Human Hair
Traveler Stopped at Moscow Airport with $70,000 Worth of Human Hair
Written by Harry Johnson

Airline passenger from Dubai caught at Moscow Domodedovo airport trying to smuggle 110 pounds of human hair to Russia.

Moscow Domodedovo Airport’s customs officers have seized 50 kilograms (approximately 110 pounds) of human hair valued at almost $70,000 from a traveler who was trying to smuggle it in his luggage on a flight from UAE.

According to Russian customs press service, a man arrived to Domodedovo Airport in Moscow on a flight from Dubai and had initially passed through the airport’s ‘green’ (customs-free) corridor, designated for passengers without any goods to declare, but was subsequently pulled for further inspection during a luggage check.

After discovering seven plastic bags filled with 300 bundles of natural hair in different colors and styles, customs officials have charged passenger with breaching Russian customs declaration laws, and the court subsequently levied an administrative fine exceeding $32,000.

The passenger, who claimed to be a professional hairstylist returning from an international beauty festival, stated that he was not aware of the customs declaration requirements. He claimed that the hair value was approximately $3,000, and that he intended to utilize it for the production of wigs, extensions, and hairpieces for his Russian clients.

Customs officials at major Moscow airports have been reporting numerous similar incidents lately.

Recently, a traveler at Sheremetyevo Airport has been stopped while in possession of fragments of mammoth tusks and now faces the possibility of a five-year prison sentence along with a fine that could reach up to $10,000.

In July, another airline passenger was detained at Domodedovo Airport while attempting to transport 11 walrus tusks to Cairo, Egypt. According to him, he had purchased them at a flea market for use as legs for furniture. However, experts later confirmed that these tusks possessed considerable cultural significance, as they originated from an Atlantic walrus, which is listed in Russia’s “Red Book” – an official governmental register that lists rare and endangered animal species.

Moscow Domodedovo International Airport, officially known as Domodedovo Mikhail Lomonosov International Airport, is an international airport that caters to the needs of Moscow, the capital city of Russia. It is situated in Domodedovo, Moscow Oblast, approximately 42 kilometers (26 miles) to the south-southeast of Moscow’s city center.

This airport facilitates regular flights within Russia and to various destinations in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, ranking as the third largest airport in Russia, following Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow and Pulkovo Airport in Saint Petersburg.

Domodedovo Airport is recognized as one of the twenty busiest airports in Europe, having accommodated 21.2 million passengers in 2022.

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