November 20, 2021
14:35
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A truck with over 3 tons of contraband cigarettes and cut tobacco was detained at the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint.
According to operative information, the Ministry of Interior and the customs expected a large shipment of drugs to pass with the increased traffic.
This was the reason for the police operation at the border checkpoint, which started yesterday.
A specialized police operation to counteract the smuggling of goods and excise goods was conducted yesterday at the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint. The joint actions were undertaken by police officers from the Svilengrad Regional Hospital, customs officers from TD-Burgas, employees of the National Revenue Agency and the Automobile Administration. During the action, 37 buses, 6 trucks with trailers and semi-trailers, 40 cars, as well as pedestrians were inspected. A total of 3,870 items marked with logos and inscriptions of protected trademarks were seized from 13 buses without the permission of the right holder.
Photo: Ministry of Interior
The goods – textiles, perfumes, shoes and bags, were seized with receipts. During the inspections, 16,800 excise-free cigarettes and 8 kg of hookah tobacco were found in the passengers’ luggage. A large amount of undeclared excise-free cigarettes was found during an inspection of a Turkish-registered tractor. Undeclared 929,200 cigarettes, 29,200 cigars and 18,000 cigars without excise labels were seized. 750 kg of meat, 140 kg of food and 70 kg of dairy products were confiscated, all banned for import.
7 acts were drawn up by the customs officers, 12 receipts for detained goods under the Trademarks and Geographical Indications Act and 32 receipts for seized other goods. The employees of RD “Automobile Administration” have drawn up 2 acts, the press center of the Ministry of Interior announced.
