Customs expose illegal tobacco distribution channel to EU
Law enforcement uncover 17,600 packets of smuggled goods
Customs have exposed a channel for the illegal distribution of tobacco products to the EU.
This was reported by the State Customs Service.
According to law enforcement, on 19 June at the Krasnoilsk checkpoint, customs officials found undeclared cigarettes of various brands hidden from customs control in a vehicle.
The service's employees uncovered 17,660 packets of smuggled goods that were destined for Romania.
Background. Earlier, Mind reported that the Bureau of Economic Security had exposed a counterfeit cigarette distribution channel to Romania. Law enforcement confiscated illegal goods worth 4 million UAH.
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