# @cgtneurope on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DUbCIn8DgbS
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/55562364-cgtneurope-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/57e413e581.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-02-06T16:01:14.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CGTN Europe (@cgtneurope) — https://gondola.cc/cgtneurope

## Caption

It survived the journey from space… but it didn’t get through customs. ⁣
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Customs officers in Russia’s St Petersburg prevented a 2.5-ton meteorite fragment from being exported from Russia to the UK. It was discovered during the scanning of a sea container.⁣
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Although the fragment had been declared as a sculpture for landscape design, an expert examination revealed that it was a large fragment of the Aleitei iron meteorite – valued at around $4.2m according to the Federal Customs Service. ⁣
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#space #smuggling #russia #uk #meteorite

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- **Views:** 28,854
- **Likes:** 1,183
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- **Comments:** 32

## Tags

meteorite, uk, space, russia, smuggling

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