1740 Boxes of Contraband Cigarettes Kept on Dunav Bridge 2

Crime | May 9, 2017, Tuesday // 12:00
Bulgaria: 1740 Boxes of Contraband Cigarettes Kept on Dunav Bridge 2 pixabay.com

Customs officers from the "Lom" customs' mobile crew found 1740 boxes of smuggled cigarettes in the area of Dunav most 2 by a checking of a truck with Turkish registration, reported BNT.

The truck was transporting auto parts to an EU country.

On May 6, it was stopped for a checking, and the customs officers found 4 plastics tubes of 40 l each, which were hidden under the spoiler over the truck's cabin, behind tubes with mineral water.

The tubes were full with 174 cartons of cigarettes from different brands - a part of them with Turkish revenue stamp, other - without stamp.

The illegal shipment is kept by the Police.

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