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Another Gold Smuggling Arrest At Athens Airport

goldJust a few weeks after customs officials at Athens’ International Airport arrested a 32-year-old German man on gold and silver smuggling charges, a man traveling with 15.7 kilos of unregistered gold was detected by inspectors there, authorities said, adding that it was hidden in Easter candle boxes and destined for Germany.
According to initial reports, the shipment was being exported by a company operating in the precious metals sector based on the Dodecanese island of Kalymnos, in the southeastern Aegean Sea. Sources told Kathimerini that the gold had been purchased from pawn stores and did not carry regular documentation.
A similar case surfaced on April 12 when customs officials at the same airport arrested the German national, an employee of Greek exporting company Elyros, after finding him in possession of 470 kilos of silver, 7 kilos of gold and 293,000 euros ($382,900) in cash. Prior to his arrest, the company was being investigated for issuing bogus checks.

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