No, Russian customs is the department responsible for immigration inspection, not the police, but an independent institution. The Customs Administration of the Russian Federation was established in March 2004 and is directly under the leadership of the Government of the Russian Federation. The director and deputy director shall be directly appointed and removed by the Russian Federation government, and the appointment and removal of the directors of customs bureaus in various regions, the customs directors directly under them and other customs officials shall be handled according to the procedures determined by the Director General of the Federal Customs Administration.