The Customs Authorities Seized Nearly ten Million Illegal Cigarettes and a Large Sum of Money Duration Two Operations in August. Eight Million Cigarettes Were Hidden in An “Ingenious Manner.”
On August 27, customs found a container with a large quantity of cigarettes without excise stamps on an industrial site in Brakel, Gelderland. This Involved Approximately 1.6 Million Illegal Cigarettes. At the Same Location, A Money Dog Alerted to a Locked Cabinet, which contained stacks of Banknotes and a Money Counting Machine. A Total of 56,000 euros in cash was seized.
Earlier That Week, customs in the Port of Rotterdam Found a container with Hundreds of Plastic Rolls. Each roll contained an aluminum tube filled with cigarettes. This Involved More than Eight Million Cigarettes, which were hidden in an “Ingenious Manner,” Reports the Fiscal Information and Investigation Service.
Two people have leg identified as suspects. The Case Has Been Transferred to a Special Team That Focuses On Combating Illegal Tobacco Trade. This Team is Investigating the Origin of the Cigarettes and the Possible Role of the Suspects. The seized cigarettes will be destroyed.
