In Zhitomir the SBU seized a buyers choice amber
the Staff of management of security service of Ukraine in Zhytomyr region, together with the patrol police detained in the Zhytomyr region two buyers of amber with four pounds select the "sun stone" coarse fraction. Law enforcement officers stopped the car on the outskirts of the regional center in the capital. During the inspection of the cabin were found several packages of raw amber and half a dozen cartridges for hunting weapons. Intelligence officers found that kiyani own car regularly rode Oleveni village whose residents are engaged in illegal extraction of amber, and went on buying raw materials for resale. According to experts, the cost of such stone is formed individually for the customer. The minimum estimate of seized amber is on the "black market" a few hundred thousand. Opened criminal proceedings under part 1 of article 198 of the Criminal code of Ukraine. This was reported in the Zhytomyr regional state administrationÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
