The foreigner was going to take all that out of the country in the inside pocket of the lady’s bag and under the lining of the suitcase.
The woman received awards and weapons from an unidentified person at a hotel in Ussuriysk. She promised to pay her 500 yuan (about 6,500 rubles) for the smuggling. However, she knew that the export of cultural property without special documents is prohibited.
The examination finds that the Red Star and Patriotic War orders were issued between 1944 and 1967 and have cultural and historical value. One of the daggers, that of an army officer, was made in 1956 and also has cultural value, the second, that of a naval officer, was made in 1982.
A criminal case was opened against a Chinese woman under Article 226.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (smuggling of cultural property by a group of people by prior agreement on a large scale). She faces up to ten years in prison and a fine of up to one million rubles.
Investigators are identifying other members of the criminal group.
