Customs officers detain a driver who tried to smuggle almost UAH 12 million worth of cigarettes to Romania
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Chernivtsi customs officers detained a driver who was trying to smuggle 167,500 cigarettes worth almost UAH 12 million to Romania in a fuel truck.
Chernivtsi customs officers detained another driver who wanted to smuggle 167,500 cigarettes to Romania for a total of almost UAH 12 million. This was reported by UNN with reference to the State Customs Service of Ukraine.
Details
Yesterday, on February 9, Chernivtsi customs officers used a scanning system to detect foreign substances in an "empty" gas tanker that was planning to leave Ukraine for Romania through the Krasnoilsk-Vicova de Sus checkpoint. The total amount of tobacco products seized by customs officers from the tanker is UAH 11 million 975 thousand
It is noted that the driver wanted to export 167.5 thousand cigarettes of Marble and Marlboro brands.
Customs officers drew up a report on violation of customs rules on the basis of Part 1 of Article 483 of the Customs Code of Ukraine.
Recall
The UK continues to smuggle illegal tobacco from Belarusdespite sanctions that restrict most trade with the country because of its support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
