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A large amount of contraband cigarettes, in the hiding places of two trucks, was found by the customs officers of the Ministry of Justice Kapitan Andreevo

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Customs officers from the General Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation found nearly 980,000 cigarettes without excise labels in the caches of two refrigerated trucks entering the country from Turkey. On April 18, 2020, two trucks driven by Ukrainian citizens arrived one after the other on the route “Incoming trucks”, which presented to the customs … 🡆

Customs officers found 28,000 protective masks in a cargo van carrying steel washers

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Customs officers from the General Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation found 560 boxes with 28,000 protective masks hidden in the cargo hold of a minibus carrying steel washers. The freight minibus with Romanian registration arrived at the Lesovo Customs Checkpoint on April 9, 2020 at around 5 am, on the route “Incoming trucks” from … 🡆

74 kg. hookah tobacco was detained by customs officers in Sofia

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During a joint action of the Customs Agency and the Economic Police Sector at the 07th Regional Police Department – Sofia of the Ministry of Interior, a channel for distribution of hookah tobacco on the territory of the country without a valid Bulgarian excise label was opened. On March 30, 2020, officers of the General … 🡆

1360 kg of corcofan with a logo of a famous brand were detained by customs officers in the area of the Danube Bridge 2 border checkpoint

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1360 kg of corcophane (filter paper) for the manufacture of tobacco products were seized by customs officers from DG Intelligence and Investigation on suspicion of shipment in breach of Regulation (EU) № 608/2013 on the protection of intellectual property rights. On March 16, 2020, late in the evening at the Danube Bridge II Vidin – … 🡆

Customs officers of the Burgas Airport Ministry of Justice seized over 4,600 boxes of cigarettes from passengers’ luggage for London

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Customs officers from the South Maritime Territorial Directorate found 4,610 boxes / 92,200 pieces / of cigarettes in the personal luggage of 20 passengers leaving for London through the Bourgas Airport Customs Checkpoint in recent days. The offenders are 15 Bulgarian and 5 British citizens. They traveled with regular flights from Bourgas to London from … 🡆

1296 kg of drugs were destroyed

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In the incinerator of the Enterprise for Management of Environmental Activities at the Ministry of Environment and Water 1296 kg of narcotic substances were burned, of which 217 kg of ecstasy, 831 kg of marijuana, 177 kg of heroin, 23 kg of amphetamine, 16 kg of hashish, 6 kg of cocaine and others. The narcotic … 🡆