Over 100,000 euros worth of smuggled gold items were seized by Bulgarian customs officers
Over 850 grams of smuggled gold items were seized by customs officers at the Kapitan Andreevo BCP during two inspections
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Smuggling
Smuggling of Goods – pharmaceuticals, booze/alcohol and tobacco
The Bulgarian Anti-Corruption Bureau (GDBOP) arrests a group for environmental crimes and money laundering
The four also carried out transactions outside the country, avoiding paying customs duties. The activities of an organized criminal group,
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Over 4,200 potentially counterfeit products and over 30,000 cigarettes with Bulgarian stamps, discovered by border guards
Border police from the Giurgiu, Calafat, Călărași and Bechet sectors have carried out a coordinated enforcement operation under CLEAN BORDER
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Crime family who used corrupt airline check-in attendant to help smuggle vast amounts of drugs cash to the UAE are convicted
A criminal family and their associates smuggled almost £30 million of cash out of the UK to the United Arab
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US CBP officers seize handguns, magazines, and ammunition at Calexico West port
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Calexico West Port of Entry recently seized handguns, magazines and ammunition concealed
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Over 22,800 cigarettes hidden in checked baggage and undeclared upon entry into the country, discovered at Otopeni Airport
Border police officers at Henri Coandă International Airport in Bucharest, working alongside customs officials, have intercepted a significant quantity of
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The grip on migrant smuggling tightens: new department at Europol to step up the fight
The grip on migrant smuggling tightens: new department at Europol to step up the fight Europol has launched its new European
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Five-country operation targets cigarette smuggling network operating from the UK
A large organised crime group suspected of smuggling counterfeit cigarettes into Europe has been targeted in a coordinated operation across
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Over 100 pistols, magazines and 60,000 cigarettes discovered in Romania
The action took place on March 13 on a road vehicle registered in Turkey, driven by a 38-year-old Turkish citizen,
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Portugese Operation “Survivor”: Fishing vessel seized with 1.8 tons of cocaine
The Portuguese authorities have seized approximately 1.8 tonnes of cocaine following a maritime interception operation targeting an organised criminal group
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€374,000 in undeclared cash found concealed in jacket at –Serbia-Bulgaria border
Officers from the Serbian Border Police, Serbian Customs and Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, have intercepted more
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Caribbean Customs operation seizes rising number of illegal firearms, disrupting organized criminal networks
Operation CALYPSO 2 was led by the WCO for the second consecutive year in response to the growing threat posed
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Polish Border Guards Foil Innovative Smuggling Operation Using Weather Balloons
Officers from the Nadbużański Border Guard Unit successfully thwarted a smuggling operation involving illegal tobacco products transported via weather balloons.
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Smugglers using weather balloons arrested
During Border Guard operations to identify individuals involved in cigarette smuggling using weather balloons, a total of four Polish citizens
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Cigarettes and heated tobacco products detained by customs officers in the Silistra region
Bulgarian customs officers at Lesovo BCP discovered 190 000 (9500 boxes) of smuggled cigarettes in a truck carrying metal products.
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Over 700 000 smuggled cigarettes in thermal panels were found by customs officers at Lesovo BCP
Bulgarian customs officers at Lesovo BCP discovered 711 000 pieces (35 550 boxes) of smuggled cigarettes in insulating thermal panels
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Illegal tobacco distribution scheme uncovered in Townsville, Australia
Officers from the Australian Border Force (ABF) have carried out operational activity to disrupt the distribution of illicit tobacco in
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Illegal shipments in the Polish sky
Four packages containing tobacco products were discovered by officers from the Podlaskie Border Guard. The cigarettes were smuggled in using
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