Twenty people arrested after the seizure of 23 tons of loose tobacco in Ciudad Real
The Spanish Civil Guard and the Tax Agency, as part of Operation ‘Principito’/’Tajuli’, have arrested 20 people for tobacco smuggling,
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In Romania, over 186 million contraband cigarettes seized by authorities in 2025 – over three times more than in 2024
In the first 10 months of 2025, Romanian authorities seized over 186 million contraband cigarettes, with an estimated black market
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A criminal organization dedicated to the international smuggling of tobacco and nitrous oxide has been dismantled in Spain
Spanish National Police officers, in a joint operation with Customs Surveillance of the Tax Agency, have dismantled a criminal organization
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Four charged, $2.3m illicit tobacco seized following week of action – Far North Coast
The NSW Police Organised Crime Squad, together with NSW Health and the Australian Border Force (ABF) led Illicit Tobacco Taskforce
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ABF assists French Customs in New Caledonia in historic seizure of illicit tobacco
Customs officers in Noumea made an exceptional seizure of nearly 76 tonnes of contraband cigarettes, concealed in several containers that
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Polish Border Guards detained five people suspected of participating in an organized criminal group involved in the smuggling of tobacco products using freight trains
The dismantled criminal group consisted of five Polish citizens. The activity consisted of smuggling tobacco products from Belarus to Poland,
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Home searches in a criminal case concerning 64 shipments containing more than 328 tons of unprocessed tobacco
Over 100 border police officers implement 23 home search warrants in a criminal case aimed at breaking up a tobacco
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Cash, vapes and illegal tobacco seized in huge multi-agency tobacco raids
The ABF-led Illicit Tobacco Taskforce (ITTF) and partner agencies have shattered a large scale illegal tobacco syndicate in a series
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46 people smugglers arrested, millions of cigarattes seized in global operation led by Frontex
More than 30 million of cigarettes seized, 43 fraudulent documents confiscated, 46 people smugglers arrested in a global operation against
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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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3 tonnes of tobacco, 2 million cigarettes seized at EU’s external borders
Frontex coordinated an international operation against cigarette smuggling, document fraud, migrant smuggling and smuggling of firearms at EU’s external borders.
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During the special action in Plovdiv, over 270 kg of tobacco leaves were seized
A specialized operation to counter the smuggling of excise goods was conducted at the end of last week by employees
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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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Almost 14 tons of contraband tobacco, worth over 1.5 million lei, discovered in a truck
Romanian border police discovered, following a check carried out on a truck, the amount of 13,860 kg of shredded tobacco,
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Another detention for tobacco and fuel smuggling and corruption
Officers from the Border Guard Post in Ustka, in the Kętrzyn poviat, detained another person involved in smuggling cigarettes and
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Seven defendents introduced illegal goods worth PLN 80 million to Poland
Officers from the Border Guard and Customs and Tax Office conducted a joint investigation into illegal production, smuggling and trade
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Transnational illicit tobacco crime groups disrupted as part of global action on illicit tobacco trade
A prominent organised crime syndicate has been dealt a heavy blow by the multi-agency Illicit Tobacco Taskforce (ITTF) after months
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Polish Border Guard Unit prevents the smuggling of illegal tobacco across the border using a drone
Officers from the Podlasie Border Guard Unit prevented the smuggling of illegal tobacco products transported across the border using a
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