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Border guards discovered 15 million cigarettes hidden in a container arriving from the United Arab Emirates, estimating the value of the haul at €4 million.

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Following a thorough check, border guards, together with customs inspectors, discovered 15,500,000 cigarettes hidden in a container which, according to the documents, was supposed to contain rolls of paper. The container, which arrived from the United Arab Emirates, was destined for a trading company in Romania. The seizure, estimated at almost €4m, is one of the biggest this year and investigations are continuing for smuggling and using false documents.

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Captură record de ţigări de contrabandă, în valoare de patru milioane de euro, în Constanţa Sud Agigea. Cele peste 15 milioane de ţigarete au fost descoperite de Garda de Coastă într-un container cu „role de hârtie”, sosit din Emiratele Arabe Unite
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Ţigări în valoare de circa 4.000.000 de euro, descoperite de Garda de Coastă / Au fost găsite într-un container care a venit din Emiratele Arabe
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VIDEO Captură uriașă în Portul Constanța: contrabandă de 4 milioane de euro descoperită într-un container din Emiratele Arabe
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Țigări de contrabandă de aproximativ 4 milioane de euro descoperite în Portul Agigea. Video
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Captură record în Portul Constanța: țigări de contrabandă în valoare de 4 milioane de euro ascunse în „role de hârtie”

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