As a result of operative and search measures taken on the territory of Troitsk district of Chelyabinsk region on October 24 nine big trucks loaded with men and women footwear manufactured in China were arrested. According to the preliminary estimates the cost of the contraband goods exceeded 12 million rubles. The merchandise was delivered by trucks, evading customs points, to the trans-shipping point, where Kazakhstan truck numbers were changed to the Russian ones.

The source: UralBusinessConsulting (Ekaterinburg)
31.10.2002