What have Israelis smuggled this last year at the airport?

What have Israelis traveling to Israel smuggled during the past year at the airport? Tax Authority figures show that the passengers leave out the red route and caught hold of diamonds, gold jewelry and contraband worth about 10 million and cigarettes worth 380 thousand shekels, cell phones, cash and drugs.

This year 9,000 passengers were delayed in customs at Ben Gurion Airport (tourists and Israelis) were caught with contraband suitcase or on their bodies, which shall not stated by law. These passengers passed through the green channel or the red channel, which stated that only some of the items they brought with them to the ground.

The list of products smuggled caught 380 thousand packs of cigarettes, 2,000 cell phones and -180 180 kg of drugs kiosks such as "Celebration" and "Nice Guy "captured by mail and courier services. Jewelry captured estimated worth of million, and more perceived worth of gold and a half million shekels in 3 gold bars brought from Germany disguised as a tourist souvenir of a historic site in Berlin.

These items are required to pay taxes and therefore were hidden by the passengers. But also seized goods while not taxed but obliged to report: for example, diamonds worth NIS 7 million which was not reported or declared (by presenting related documents); And Cash equivalents of 6.3 million in local or foreign currencies were seized without a report (which is committed to bringing the amount of NIS 100 thousand or more).

Meanwhile, the Tax Authority mentions which products are exempt from taxes upon their arrival:

■ Clothing, footwear and personal toiletries, types and quantities normally as hand luggage of a passenger.

■ Intoxicants: up to 2 liters of wine and other intoxicating liquor to 1 liter - for each entrant age 18.

■ Alcoholic perfumes (perfume) to 1/4 liter - for each entrant.

■ Tobacco in all its forms weighing up to 250 grams (for cigarettes - up to 200 cigarettes one pack) - all from the age of 18.

■ Other items for personal use or as a gift to another person, whose value does not exceed $ 200 - per entrant aged at least two.

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