The past year has been for the Russian customs record.

Federal Customs Service of Russia on the basis of 2008 contributed to the country's 4 trillion 616 billion rubles more than five billion perevypolniv a plan for customs duties, RIA news, with reference to the press service of FCS .
"The total amount of the payments to the federal budget revenues amounted to 4 trillion 616 billion rubles. Scheduled Tasks in 2008 for the customs authorities of the Russian Federation of 4 trillion 611.7 billion rubles. Thus, on 22 December FCS completed the annual plan, despite a fall in import volumes and reduction of income payments on export customs duties on crude oil due to the decline of its rate, "- said the agency interlocutor.
The press service stressed that this result was achieved through "credible declaration, monitoring the customs value, the application of risk management, the use of forms of control after the release of the goods (postaudita). In the FCS also noted the role of law enforcement agencies in the successful functioning of the customs services of the countries .
Thus, the press-service, customs officials have the greatest success in the fight against drug trafficking, removing the 2008, together with law enforcement 3 tons of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances (with 1.7 tons of drugs detained in 2007).
In just the past year, the Customs authorities initiated a 4,7 thousands of criminal cases, of which 726 - on the facts of smuggling drugs. Among the most common sites of crimes, in addition to drugs, were a means of land transport, consumer goods (clothing and footwear), foreign and Russian currency, timber and timber products, cultural values, food, and seafood.