The officers of Nizhniy Tagil customs filed 82 administrative lawsuits against various sorts of offenders in September 2007, which exceeds the figures for a year earlier by 33%, the spokesperson for Ural Customs Administration reports.

The data available on these cases imply that over a half of offenses involved have to do with violation of the currency legislation (Article 15.25 of Russian Administrative Code). As a result of processing the lawsuits, 2.7 million RUR worth of fines were imposed on the culprits.