(1) A person who acquires, transfers, transports, keeps in custody, brokers or appraises any of the following goods shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than three years, or by a fine not exceeding the prime cost of the relevant goods:
1. Goods falling under Article 269;
2. Goods falling under Article 270 (1) 3, (2) and (3).
(2) A person who attempts an offense referred to in paragraph (1) shall be punished as committing a principal offense.
(3) The punishment against a person who prepares to commit any offense referred to in paragraph (1) shall be mitigated by half the punishment against a principal offender. <Amended on Jun. 9, 2020>[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 30, 2010]