The defendant Гатапов had successively purchased musk in Ulan-Ude, Russia, at a price of 350 rubles per gram since the summer of 2013, and prepared to go to China to sell for profit. In September 2013, Гатапов, through Батомункуев’s wife Bamou (handled separately), hired Батомункуев to take musk into China and paid 20,000 rubles. On September 26 of the same year, Гатапов and Батомункуев entered the China from Russia’s Baikalsk via the highway port by bus. Before going through the Russian customs, Гатапов hid 2 packs of musks in the abdomen inside the coat, and handed another 2 packs of musks to Батомункуев for carrying into China. Гатапов was seized on the spot while passing through the Manchuria Customs in China. Батомункуев saw this, put the two white plastic bags with musk in the clearance of the customs declaration filling station, and were later discovered by customs officials.