Committee Against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy

Portuguese police dismantle tobacco smuggling ring

December 18, 2014 by admin News 0 comments

Portugal’s National Republican Guard (GNR) police force has dismantled a tobacco smuggling ring and seized around 775,000 packets, or more than 15 million cigarettes, according to a statement on the GNR website. The GNR also seized 362,000 euros (444,753 U.S. dollars) in cash and two firearms in the operation, the statement said.

 

 

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/141218/portuguese-police-dismantle-tobacco-smuggling-ring

Prev
Next

Related Posts

Pune Crime News: Crime Branch Unit 2 Seizes Fake Puma Goods Worth ₹8 Lakhs
December 4, 2024

In a significant operation, the Pune Crime Branch Unit 2 has seized counterfeit...

Police seize counterfeit Amway products
May 9, 2013

Police in Nanjing, in East China’s Jiangsu province, have seized 120,000 cartons...

Ficci Cascade Forms 12-Member Think Tank To Fight Illicit Trade
July 25, 2018

Industry chamber Ficci's anti-smuggling and anti-counterfeiting arm, Ficci...

Smuggling gang from Walton-on-Thames, Epsom and north London sentenced after trafficking nearly 500,000 untaxed cigarettes
June 14, 2017

A smuggling gang cheated the taxman out of more than £115,000 while trafficking...