December 11, 2012. In January-December 2012, Ural Customs Administration collected 173m RUR worth of fines and imposed 161m RUR worth of fines. Following their 321 inspections, 192 administrative lawsuits and 3 criminal lawsuits were instituted, the Administration’s press service reports.

According to the files transferred to the law-enforcement and surveillance authorities, 744,000 RUR more were assessed additionally, and 730 units of counterfeit items were confiscated.