Polish Border Guards prevented the smuggling of 554 kg of raw tobacco.

During joint operations on the A4 motorway, officers of the Border Guard and KAS in a passenger car revealed half a ton of raw tobacco without Polish excise stamps. The man who was transporting the goods was arrested and charged with a criminal and fiscal offense.

If the detained goods were put on the market, the State Treasury would lose nearly PLN 300,000 due to unpaid taxes. zlotys.

For the illegal transport of tobacco, he is facing a heavy fine and up to 10 years imprisonment.