A court in Palma convicted Russian millionaire jailed for six months resident in Calvià smuggled into Majorca Two luxury watches worth around 180,000 euros. swiss man, stopped by Civil Guard when i already go through customs without declaring these assets and paying the associated taxes. The penalty also requires the payment of a 215,000-euro fine and tax, and the confiscation of watches.
Defendant landed at Son Sant Joan. 13 February 2020 on a flight from Zurich (Switzerland) next to a woman. He packed his bags and left the terminal’s customs area, then captured by the Civil Guard. had been agents Warning of their arrival by Swiss authoritiesbecause it had taken two hours the day before and Switzerland had requested a VAT refund in the country.
The guards later confirmed that he was wearing it. a Brueguet watch worth about 175,000 euro and friend A Longines La Grande that costs just over 1,000 euros. Researchers found two invoices for these parts purchased at a shop in Zurich the previous day. There the Defendant requested and received the VAT refund, so when he arrived in Spain he had to declare them and pay taxes amounting to almost 37,000 euros..
The defendant argued at trial did not intend to evade tax obligations and made sure that the customs did not understand their informative sign because only speak russian. The sentence does not lend credibility to its version. magistrate, defendant tried not to pay taxes and as the civil guards declared at the oral hearing, They asked him several times if he had anything to declare, and he refused.
Sentence declared Russian millionaire perpetrator of smuggling crimeHe was sentenced to 6 months in prison and 177,993 Euro fine. Also, you have to pay to the State. another 36,948 euros for unpaid taxes and confiscation of hours.