Ukraine's intelligence services have intercepted a record parcel of diamonds smuggled from Turkey, according to the Russian-language Jewelry News website.

A Ukrainian citizen who arrived at the Simferopol Airport was detained in possession of 3,500 polished diamonds, whose worth has yet to be determined.

Ukrainian officials confiscated the contraband diamonds, and plan to prosecute the suspect once the diamonds' value has been assessed.

Due to the comparatively low cost of jewelry in Turkey, the country is said to be one of the main sources for jewels smuggled into the Ukraine.