VARAZDIN CUSTOMS OFFICERS CONFISCATE CONTRABAND CIGARETTES VARAZDIN, Feb 5 (Hina) - Officers at Dubrava Krizovljanska customs office near the northern town of Varazdin on Tuesday discovered 356 boxes with 24,746 cartons of cigarettes
in a truck with Croatian registration plates. The contraband was loaded in Montenegro, said office head Ljubomir Majdov.
VARAZDIN, Feb 5 (Hina) - Officers at Dubrava Krizovljanska customs
office near the northern town of Varazdin on Tuesday discovered 356
boxes with 24,746 cartons of cigarettes in a truck with Croatian
registration plates. The contraband was loaded in Montenegro, said
office head Ljubomir Majdov. #L#
The Mayfair and Sovering cigarettes were intended for the British
black market and their value has been estimated at some 250,000
euros.
The cargo had been declared as coal, which was also found in the
truck, packed in the same boxes. However, an inspection of the truck
revealed that some boxes also contained cartons of cigarettes
without duty stamps. The police and state prosecution have joined
in the investigation.
(hina) rml sb