Record 120 kg of smuggled amber confiscated from Ukrainian bus

Polish Radio and Wprost.pl reported a record smuggling of amber. According to customs officers, 120 kilograms of unpolished amber were found in the cargo hold of a passenger bus crossing the border at Korczowa on its way from Kiev to Germany. The bus driver claimed to serve simply as a transporter of the goods for a reward of €50. This recent finding seems to be an all-time smuggling record. Authorities working on the Polish-Ukrainian border have captured about 420 kilograms of smuggled amber in the past year. The captured goods will be confiscated by the state treasury and sold at a later auction.