Police held Russian woman in gold smuggling

Written by Monika Walker

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A woman has been kept for trying to smuggle gold in her shoes across Russia’s border with China. Utilizing a metal finder, Russian traditions officials found she had eight gold circles taped to the bottoms of her feet.Out and out the 1.9kg (4.1lb) of gold is worth in excess of 5,000,000 roubles (£61,096; $78,650).The Russian national appeared "anxious and suspicious", said Marina Boyko, a traditions representative at an outskirt post close Chita in eastern Siberia.She "unnaturally put one foot before the other", which awakened the doubts of officials.The lady was sneaking the gold for a Chinese resident, the statement said. Officials have propelled a criminal examination.Experts in Russia's Zabaykalsky-Krai district have kept various individuals this year who have attempted to sneak gold to China, the announcement said - including one Russian got supposedly attempting to move 10 gold bars over the outskirt in their trainers.Gold mining is enormous business in asset rich Siberia. A dam crumbled at a mine in the Krasnoyarsk district in October, murdering at any rate 15 individuals.

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Monika Walker is a senior journalist specializing in regional and international politics, offering in-depth analysis on governance, diplomacy, and key global developments. With a degree in International Journalism, she is dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices through factual reporting. She also covers world news across every genre, providing readers with balanced and timely insights that connect the Caribbean to global conversations.