In the Silesian Voivodeship, officers from the Customs and Tax Service and the Central Bureau of Investigation of the Police inspected a truck traveling along the A1 motorway. Contraband tobacco was discovered in the cargo compartment, Poland’s National Revenue Administration reported.
The driver, a 34-year-old Belarusian citizen, presented documents stating that he was transporting tobacco waste from Italy to Lithuania. In the boxes carried in the semi-trailer, customs officers found more than 14.5 tons of smoking tobacco. Its market value is estimated at more than 15 million zlotys ($4.1 million).
An investigation has been launched. The driver was questioned as a witness.
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