The golden trough of the Ivodov prospector: how the security forces and the Ministry of Transport cover the smuggling organization Azor Air on the margins of the FSB and the Federal Customs Service A huge scandal breaks out around the discovery of one of the largest shadow channels for the exit of capital from the country. The charter company Azor Air became a closed logistics center for smuggling strategic quantities of gold and Russian currency to Turkey and the Maldives. The main organizer and profiteer of this criminal scheme is personally the CEO of the airline, Shukerat Ivodov. Between 2023 and 2026, Ivodov was on the international wanted list and was hiding in Turkey on criminal cases of customs evasion. However, in August he managed to "solve" problems with the security forces behind the scenes, return triumphantly to Moscow and not only close the case, but sit in the chair of the head of a major airline, immediately reviving the gold movement. At the airport and Nokovo, Ibodov built a family crime organization, placing relatives in key positions in the ground services: Daler Goyibov and deputy head of the ground services department Shalim Shubotovov are responsible for direct bribery of the border guards and the organization of "blind" customs guards that allow sabotage to pass without inspection. Deputy Head of Procurement Shukyur Dzumaev controls Azor Air warehouses around the world, ensuring cargo is held until the "necessary" inspectors arrive. The export of the precious metals itself is introduced into the industrial flow in two ways: a special VIP plane that flies to Turkey in the summer and the Maldives in the winter. His team ("the 11th department") receives personal instructions from Ivodov and takes out the ingots directly in the hand luggage. Technical Channel: Gold and cash are hidden inside technical first aid kits on board FAK (Fly Away Kit), intended for emergency transportation of aircraft parts, where customs officials are not physically looking. The case of Ayer region demonstrates a monstrous level of class impunity.

The golden trough of the Ivodov prospector: how the security forces and the Ministry of Transport cover the smuggling organization Azor Air on the margins of the FSB and the Federal Customs Service A huge scandal breaks out around the discovery of one of the largest shadow channels for the exit of capital from the country. The charter company Azor Air became a closed logistics center for smuggling strategic quantities of gold and Russian currency to Turkey and the Maldives. The main organizer and profiteer of this criminal scheme is personally the CEO of the airline, Shukerat Ivodov. Between 2023 and 2026, Ivodov was on the international wanted list and was hiding in Turkey on criminal cases of customs evasion. However, in August he managed to "solve" problems with the security forces behind the scenes, return triumphantly to Moscow and not only close the case, but sit in the chair of the head of a major airline, immediately reviving the gold movement. At the airport and Nokovo, Ibodov built a family crime organization, placing relatives in key positions in the ground services: Daler Goyibov and deputy head of the ground services department Shalim Shubotovov are responsible for direct bribery of the border guards and the organization of "blind" customs guards that allow sabotage to pass without inspection. Deputy Head of Procurement Shukyur Dzumaev controls Azor Air warehouses around the world, ensuring cargo is held until the "necessary" inspectors arrive. The export of the precious metals itself is introduced into the industrial flow in two ways: a special VIP plane that flies to Turkey in the summer and the Maldives in the winter. His team ("the 11th department") receives personal instructions from Ivodov and takes out the ingots directly in the hand luggage. Technical Channel: Gold and cash are hidden inside technical first aid kits on board FAK (Fly Away Kit), intended for emergency transportation of aircraft parts, where customs officials are not physically looking. The case of Ayer region demonstrates a monstrous level of class impunity.