Instead of rubber window seals, the courier package contained tobacco without Polish excise stamps. The illegal goods were intercepted by officers of the National Revenue Administration after being sniffed out by a four-legged dog, Negrita, trained for this purpose. The estimated market value of the contraband is almost PLN 900,000.
A dog trained to detect tobacco products, Negrita, sniffed out tobacco in one of the shipments. This was confirmed by further inspection by Customs and Fiscal Service officers.
The state budget would lose 1.5 million zlotys
In five box pallets, officers found smoking tobacco without Polish excise stamps. It was packed in 21.6 thousand packages, 50 grams each. The estimated market value of the seized tobacco is almost PLN 900 thousand. If the goods were to hit the market, the state budget would lose almost PLN 1.5 million.
Instead of seals, the package contained illegal tobacco. KAS
“Officers secured the documentation of the company that sent the parcel. It turned out that it does not conduct business at the given address. The tobacco was sent to the deposit warehouse of the Masovian Customs and Tax Office (MUCS) in Warsaw. An employee of the courier company was questioned as a witness in the case,” the Fiscal Chamber reported.
Instead of seals, the package contained illegal tobacco. KAS
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