Russia's Putin criticizes YouTube video of customs officials (Reuters)

Moscow (Reuters)-Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin criticised Wednesday, a group of Customs officers to a video posted on YouTube clips that celebrate the lifestyle luxurious they say comes with their Government jobs.

The fake http://link.reuters.com/dyt97r rap video made in the city of Vladivostok on the Pacific port customs officials in sunglasses, driving a Rolls Royce and drinking champagne surrounded by scantily clad women.

"You can't even imagine how fun customs officials," official sing in the choir as one woman topless clutches customs forms for your breasts.

No action discipline has kept up to date against the officers who posted the video, but the primary leader of Putin, Russia, sentenced ironic look video full of bling corruption.

"Discipline is necessary in several divisions, we have to raise it a bit," Putin said in a meeting with the head of the Federal Customs Service.

"I like to joke and laugh a bit myself, but this kind of creativity must be saved for a talent show," said Mr Putin, who suggested that he may run for President in 2012.

Average monthly salary for customs officials--$ 1,000--is also the size of the average bribe in Russia, according to a recent report by Vedomosti financial daily.

Russians complain corruption and bribes to government officials to carry out the procedures and standard customs service is perceived as a big offender.

From cars to wine, imports are sought in Russia and often cost at least twice as much as in the country of origin.

Corruption is also considered the greatest obstacle to doing business in Russia, and investors have asked for more measures to combat the growing problem.

Berlin based graft watchdog Transparency International ranks Russia 154th individual out of 178 countries in a corruption perception index, putting it on par with Laos and Cambodia.

Government jobs are among the most sought after and often are sold for thousands of dollars in Russia, where bureaucrats modest incomes often complete with sometimes huge bribes.

Some site visitors praised the YouTube video, including a suggestion that they should go on tour. Other vehement derided and criticized the idea of the clip.

"What tour? Make more on tangents that each star. There is a flow of goods through Vladivostok derive China, they are literally raking the money, "said one person that you are identified as GiusAppuleiusDiocles.

President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday sent a draft law to Parliament by increasing fines for officials caught taking bribes of up to 100 times the size of corrupt the original.

Many Russians say pay bribes has become a regular feature in almost every sphere of life, to provide care in the health sector to achieve better marks at University or circumvent sanctions by the traffic police. Bigger bribes are paid by the companies to secure contracts or any other business.

(Editing by Jon Boyle)