The State Revenue Service (VID) has commenced about 150 criminal procedures over attempts to circumvent sanctions imposed on Russia and Belarus, as VID deputy director general for customs affairs Raimonds Zukuls reported on Friday, the 31st of March.
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, VID Customs Office rejected a total of 3 692 shipments due to possible violations of sanctions imposed on Russia and Belarus.
To prevent the risk of sanction violations, VID Customs Office performed 131 812 document control measures and 4 047 physical freight inspections.
VID Tax and Customs Police Department’s acting director Dairis Aniņš reported that of the commenced 150 criminal procedures, a total of three criminal cases have been submitted to commenced criminal prosecution. He explained the small number of cases submitted for criminal prosecution with the complexity and lengthy international information request procedures.
Additionally, 29 decisions on submission of evidence for evaluation and two decisions were made on the application of coercive measures on a legal person, said Aniņš.
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