Contraband cigarettes, worth over 1.5 million euros, discovered hidden in a truck
On 21.01.2023 at the Romanian Bechet Border Crossing Point, a 51-year-old Bulgarian citizen presented himself to enter the country, driving
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Approximately one ton of unprocessed tobacco, discovered by the Romanian border policemen
A Bulgarian citizen, aged 57, who was driving a minibus, registered in Bulgaria, presented himself on the way to enter
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Almost 5,000 Earrings Retailing for $1.3M Seized by Louisville US CBP
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville are seeing nightly counterfeit jewelry shipments arriving from locations known to
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Sildenafil Jelly and Pills Seized by Cincinnati CBP Over 5 Days 28,600 Pills 700 Jelly Packs Worth More Than $866K
On December 4, 5 and 9, US CBP officers seized three shipments of improperly imported Sildenafil pills and jelly transiting
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Man jailed after more than three million cigarettes seized
A man who orchestrated a huge importation of illegal tobacco from the Middle East to Melbourne has been sentenced to two
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Over half a million cigarettes were seized by police during special operations in Haskovsko and Pernik
More than 502,000 pieces of excise-free tobacco products were seized by police officers from the ODMVR – Haskovo during an
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Undeclared gold and silver ornaments worth nearly BGN 74,000 were discovered by the customs officers of the Kapitan Andreevo, Bulgaria
Over half a kilogram of gold and nearly 3 kilograms of silver ornaments were found by the customs officials of
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Cigarettes worth 1.5 million euros confiscated by the Romanian border police
Following the control of the semi-trailer, the border police officers discovered the amount of 555,000 cigarette packs, without fiscal markings.
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US CBP Launches Global Business Identifier Pilot to Increase Supply Chain Visibility
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), will collaborate with 13 partner government agencies to deploy a Global Business Identifier (GBI)
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Seized 170,000 fake items in an operation against the illicit toy trade in the Christmas campaign
National Police agents and Customs Surveillance officials from the Tax Agency, within the framework of the Ludus III operation, led
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Undeclared over 3.5 million Swedish kroner in the caches of a car were discovered by the Bulgarian customs officials
Undeclared currency worth over BGN 635,000 was discovered by customs officers from the “Customs Mobile Groups” department during an inspection
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Your latest issue of Border Security Report has arrived
Please find here your downloadable copy of the November/December 2022 issue of Border Security Report for the latest views and
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Illegal timber trade targeted in the EU and Brazil
Joint actions bring together source and destination countries to combat the illegal trade of timber coming also from the Amazon
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1,320 kilograms of tobacco leaves packed in 32 bags, discovered by Romanian border police
The Romanian border police discovered hidden in the cargo compartment, 32 bags loaded with 1320 kilograms of tobacco leaves, which
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Man in preventive detention for transporting a truck full of 12 million contraband cigarettes
Following the criminal investigation activities carried out by border police officers from the IGPF and the prosecutors of the Directorate
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Mozambique Supreme Court makes inroads in the fight against wildlife crimes
In recent years, crimes related to wildlife and the environment have rapidly expanded in the whole Southern African region. Organized
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More than 350,000 cigarettes were seized by the customs officials from TD Customs Rousse
During a joint inspection, customs officers and border police found undeclared 11,700 boxes (234,000 pieces) of cigarettes with a Bulgarian
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Norfolk, US CBP Officers Seize $130k in Counterfeit Goods, Including Infant and Children’s Products
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Area Port of Norfolk-Newport News, Va., seized more than $130,000 in counterfeit
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