On a property in Płock, police found almost 650 thousand cigarettes without Polish excise stamps. The value of unpaid tax is estimated at over 800 thousand złoty. The 61-year-old owner of the plot was detained, he faces up to three years in prison.
As reported on Friday by the spokeswoman for the police in Płock, Deputy Commissioner Monika Jakubowska, officers of the local department for combating economic crime determined that a 61-year-old resident of the city may be in possession of illegal tobacco products. This information was confirmed when the man's plot of land was searched.
On a property in the Podolczyce housing estate on the outskirts of Płock, police found almost 650,000 cigarettes without Polish excise stamps.
– The estimated value of the financial loss to the State Treasury due to unpaid taxes amounts to over PLN 800,000 – said Sub-inspector Jakubowska.
The arrested person faces up to three years in prisonPlock Police
She added that the 61-year-old has been charged with storing excise goods without Polish markings, for which he faces up to three years in prison.
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