Eliminating tomatoes confiscated at the Russian-Belarusian border, at a consumer waste field near the village of Gusin in the Smolensk Region.06.08.2015#2675302
Eliminating tomatoes confiscated at the Russian-Belarusian border, at a consumer waste field near the village of Gusin in the Smolensk Region.06.08.2015#2675304
Eliminating tomatoes confiscated at the Russian-Belarusian border, at a consumer waste field near the village of Gusin in the Smolensk Region.06.08.2015#2675301
Bailiffs confiscated a 100 ruble mobile telephone from a man with a stale bank debt of 300,000 rubles, roughly $15,000. The mobile was the most valuable thing in his home in Borovichi near Novgorod in the Russian northeast.20.06.2008#319231
A Labrador called Rusty, which has gained 74.5 kilograms, an excessive weight for dogs of its breed, has been confiscated from its owners by members of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA). The Society accused the owners of cruel treatment of the dog.24.01.2008#301826
20 tank cars with combustive lubricants for a total of approximately US$120 000 held back by Russian frontier guards near the Russian-Ukrainian border (on the outskirts of Gukovo of Rostov region).14.02.2006#123175
A special storage for confiscated narcotics and psychotropic substances in the Kaluga region.07.07.2004#110680
Historical and cultural valuables withdrawn during the customs examination currently showcased at the exhibition "Russian Customs. History and Modernity". The Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War at Poklonnaya Mount.17.10.2001#485001
Stamps, banknotes and other items confiscated during customs inspections. At the "Russian Customs. Past and Present" exhibition.17.10.2001#66540
A piece of the exhibition "Russian Customs. History and Modern Times". Historical and cultural treasures confiscated during customs examination. The Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War on Poklonnaya Gora.17.10.2001#628556
Customs officers hand 1388 kilos of amber confiscated from the smugglers to the Catherine Palace staff for the 'Amber Room' restoration purposes.01.06.1997#38784
Believers get acquainted with confiscated icons, exhibited in the Directorate of the Ministry of Security of the Russian Federation (from January 1992 to December 1993 the agency was engaged in providing Display of confiscated religious valuables in the Ministry of Security of the Russian Federation (now the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation).06.11.1992#8799633
Weapons confiscated from criminals on display for journalists during briefing at Russian Ministry of the Interior.21.07.1992#481025
Icons confiscated from criminals and shown to media during the briefing in Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs.21.07.1992#481007
Far right, at the end of the table: USSR Minister of Culture Nikolai Gubenko at a news conference on tropheys.04.11.1991#8234525
Moscow. Under the 1991 Soviet monetary reform, initiated by Prime Minister Valentin Pavlov, the country's citizens were told to exchange 50-ruble and 100-ruble notes over a three-day period. Photo: A woman shows her queue number at an office of the USSR Savings Bank (Sberbank).23.01.1991#6688583
Mr. Serov, a customs officer of Sheremetyevo-2 International Airport (now Terminal F of Pushkin Sheremetyevo International Airport), with confiscated marijuana briquettes with a total weight of 66 kg 200 g, confiscated from a Nigerian passenger when trying to transport them in his luggage.09.11.1990#8314686
Tver residents dispose of icons. Photograph from the Moscow Revolution Museum (the present-day State Central Museum of Contemporary History of Russia).02.07.1990#5572766
The Lithuanian Republic, March 25, 1990. A squad of the Soviet Armed Forces airborne troops is getting ready for a mission on the border to seize firearms belonging to voluntary detachments.25.03.1990#3184489
The Lithuanian Republic, March 25, 1990. A squad of the Soviet Armed Forces airborne troops is on a mission to the border to seize firearms belonging to voluntary detachments.25.03.1990#3184486
The Lithuanian Republic, March 25, 1990. A squad of the Soviet Armed Forces airborne troops is getting ready for a mission on the border to seize firearms belonging to voluntary detachments.25.03.1990#3184484
The Lithuanian Republic, March 25, 1990. Firearms confiscated from the Lithuania's citizens.25.03.1990#3184482
The Lithuanian Republic, March 25, 1990. Firearms confiscated from the Lithuania's citizens.25.03.1990#3184479
Contraband confiscated by customs divisions was sold at a customs house auction in the Central House of Culture for Railway Workers. Photo: The auction is in full swing.07.02.1990#6716423
Contraband confiscated by customs divisions was sold at a customs house auction in the Central House of Culture for Railway Workers. Photo: An auction participant examines merchandise.07.02.1990#6716422
Contraband confiscated by customs divisions was sold at a customs house auction in the Central House of Culture for Railway Workers. Photo: This fax machine is ready for sale.07.02.1990#6716420
Contraband confiscated by customs divisions was sold at a customs house auction in the Central House of Culture for Railway Workers. Photo: This personal computer is ready for sale.07.02.1990#6716419
Contraband confiscated by customs divisions was sold at a customs house auction in the Central House of Culture for Railway Workers. Photo: This car audio system is ready for sale.07.02.1990#6716418
Contraband confiscated by customs divisions was sold at a customs house auction in the Central House of Culture for Railway Workers. Photo: Bidders examine fur clothing which is being auctioned off.07.02.1990#6716417
Goods, confiscated by customs divisions, were sold at a customs house auction at the Central House of Culture for Railway Workers. photo: Bidders look at goods.07.02.1990#6716415
G.Shadrin, Director of Customs Control at Sheremetyevo Airport (now Alexander Pushkin Sheremetyevo International Airport).01.11.1989#8216196
Customs control at Sheremetyevo Airport (now Alexander Pushkin Sheremetyevo International Airport). Foreign banknotes in a can.01.11.1989#8216195
Customs control at Sheremetyevo Airport (now Alexander Pushkin Sheremetyevo International Airport).01.11.1989#8216194
Customs control at Sheremetyevo Airport (now Alexander Pushkin Sheremetyevo International Airport).01.11.1989#8216193
Customs control at Sheremetyevo Airport (now Alexander Pushkin Sheremetyevo International Airport). Gold found in a women's shoe.01.11.1989#8216098
Customs control at Sheremetyevo Airport (now Alexander Pushkin Sheremetyevo International Airport).01.11.1989#8216094
Customs control at Sheremetyevo Airport (now Alexander Pushkin Sheremetyevo International Airport).01.11.1989#8216092
Customs control at Sheremetyevo Airport (now Alexander Pushkin Sheremetyevo International Airport).01.11.1989#8216090
An investigating team of the USSR Prosecutor's Office confiscating valuables in the presence of witnesses of search (an investigation into the crimes of mafia administrators in the Uzbek SSR). 26.08.1988#20985
Fighting the international drug mafia. Customs officers at Sheremetyevo International Airport, now Pushkin International Airport, have discovered a container with five kilograms of hashish inside a passenger's luggage. They are seen here confiscating the batch.01.06.1988#6590929
Fighting the international drug mafia. Customs officers at Sheremetyevo International Airport, now Pushkin International Airport, have discovered a container with five kilograms of hashish inside a passenger's luggage.01.06.1988#6590928
Customs officers at Sheremetyevo International Airport, now Pushkin International Airport, prevented Nigerian citizen B. Bella and Ghana citizen P. Mitchell from transporting about 15 grams of heroin via Soviet territory. The officers are seen here confiscating the drug batch.12.03.1988#6590930
Customs officers at Sheremetyevo International Airport, now Pushkin International Airport, prevented Nigerian citizen B. Bella and Ghana citizen P. Mitchell from transporting about 15 grams of heroin via Soviet territory. A customs officer shows a suit case with a double bottom where the drug batch was stored.12.03.1988#6590927
Officer of Sheremetyevo customs house confiscates large heroin batch [about 15 kg] from Nigerian citizens.12.03.1988#20528
Fight against international drug business. Customs authorities of the USSR stopped a drug contraband channel from Peru.02.03.1988#5472365
Valuables confiscated at a checkpoint at the USSR-Finland border in the Vyborg District of the Leningrad Region.01.03.1988#8353389
Fighting the international drug mafia. Customs officers impound a container with licorice root bags used to transport drugs. They are seen here holding confiscated hashish briquets.08.03.1987#6590916
Fighting the international drug mafia. Customs officers impound a container with licorice root bags used to transport drugs. Hashish briquets found by customs officers.08.03.1987#6590915
Fighting the international drug mafia. Customs officers impound a container with licorice root bags used to transport drugs. Hashish briquets, confiscated from the container, have been specially marked for tracking the drug batch.08.03.1987#6590914
Fighting the international drug mafia. Customs officers impound a container with licorice root bags used to transport drugs.08.03.1987#6590913
Fighting the international drug mafia. Customs officers inspect an impounded container with licorice root bags filled with narcotic drugs.08.03.1987#6590911
Fighting the international drug mafia. Customs officers inspect an impounded container with licorice root bags filled with narcotic drugs. They are seen here holding a confiscated briquet of hashish.08.03.1987#6590910
Fighting the international drug mafia. Customs officers impound a container with licorice root bags used to transport drugs. Hashish briquets, confiscated from the container, have been specially marked for tracking the drug batch.08.03.1987#6590909
Fighting the international drug mafia. Customs officers impound a container with licorice root bags used to transport drugs.08.03.1987#6590908
Jury Fedoskin, deputy head of service for struggle with contraband, is showing to jourmalists the briguettes with hashish found by the Moscow customs officers.13.10.1986#632191
Sheremetyevo international airport (today Pushkin Sheremetyevo international airport). Religious items (icons, salaries, old printed, church books) confiscated by the airport customs officers.01.09.1982#6691515
Ancient Russian icons and Soviet commemorative coins confiscated at the Soviet border.01.07.1970#731239
