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Two Russian cigarette smugglers caught by Corfu Customs

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24 Sep 2018 / 12:54

CORFU. The two Russians had been systematically smuggling cigarettes say the Customs Authorities.

They were arrested when they arrived at Corfu Airport on Sunday. The cigarettes were found when their luggage was searched by Customs and it is estimated that in this instance the loss of tax and duties to the state would be almost 9,000 Euros!

There were two pieces of baggage and two pieces of hand baggage full of cigarettes in packets of 20 which originated in Belarus and had adhesive stamps.

- 1711 packets of Korona
- 120 packets of NZ Gold Slim
- 290 packets of NZ