a violation of the established regulations for handling such documents or objects—
- shall he punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period of from one year to three years.
The same act, if it resulted in serious consequences—
- shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period of from three to eight years.
Article 77. Banditry
The organization of armed bands with the purpose of attacking state or public institutions or enterprises or individual persons, and in like manner participation in such bands and in the attacks carried out by them—
- shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period of from three to 15 years, with confiscation of property, or death, with confiscation of property.
Article 78. Smuggling
Smuggling; that is, the illegal transportation of goods or other things of value across the state boundary of the USSR with concealment of the objects in special containers, or with the fraudulent use of customs and other documents, or in large amounts, or by a group of persons organized for the purpose of engaging in smuggling, or by an official making use of his official position, and in like manner the smuggling of explosives, narcotics, strong and poisonous substances, weapons, and military equipment—
- shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period of from three to ten years, with confiscation of property.
Article 79. Mass disturbances
The organization of mass disturbances accompanied by pogroms, destruction, arson, and other actions of a similar nature, and in like manner the direct commission of such crimes by participants in them, or the offering of armed resistance to authority by such persons—
- shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period of from two to 15 years.
Article 80. The avoidance of regular summons to active military service
The avoidance of a regular summon to active military service—
- shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period
