Scafati, 5kg of contraband cigarettes seized

Yesterday, the Monetary Police of the Provincial Command of Salernoas a part of companies organized for the financial management of the territory, subjected to seizure, a Scafatipast 5 kg of contraband cigarettesheld for the aim of sale by an individual of African nationality, hidden in an deserted automobile close to his dwelling.

Particularly, the judicial police exercise was undertaken on the initiative of the Finance Police of the Firm of Decrease Nocera who, passing in entrance of the house of the aforementioned topic, already identified to the troopers of the Division, observed that he was suspiciously busy inside an deserted automobile.

As they approached, the Fiamme Gialle recovered 253 packs of cigarettes of varied well-known manufacturers (Marlboro, Winston, Chesterfield, Rothmans, 821 and others), able to be illegally put up on the market. What was discovered was seized and the particular person accountable was reported to the competent Customs and Monopolies Company for the imposition of the resultant administrative sanctions.