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A joint Romanian-Italian investigation unravels a huge smuggling network: 25 million cigarettes found in a warehouse in Timis county

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4 June 2025, 08:31
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<p>Romanian and Italian investigators, with the support of OLAF, have succeeded in dismantling a cross-border network dealing in the illegal production and smuggling of cigarettes. 25 million cigarettes were found in a warehouse in Timis county, while an illegal cigarette factory was discovered in Italy. Two people were detained by DIICOT prosecutors.

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Rețea care se ocupa cu producția și contrabanda de țigări, destructurată de anchetatori români și italieni, cu sprijinul OLAF
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O anchetă comună între România și Italia a destructurat o rețea uriașă de contrabandă: 25 de milioane de țigări au fost găsite
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Anchetă româno-italiană, cu sprijinul OLAF, pentru destructurarea unei reţele transfrontaliere care se ocupa cu producţia ilegală şi contrabanda de ţigări / 25 de milioane de ţigări, găsite într-un depozit din judeţul Timiş / 2 persoane, reţinute

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