Police in Timiș are conducting 24 searches of people suspected of cigarette smuggling

Police officers from Timiș County are conducting 24 home searches on Thursday morning in the localities of Lenauheim, Giroc, Jimbolia and Tormac, as part of a criminal case concerning cigarette smuggling.

The operation is being carried out by police officers from Sânnicolau Mare, together with officers from the Economic Crime Investigation Service within the Timiș County Police Inspectorate, under the coordination of the prosecutor from the Prosecutor’s Office attached to the Sânnicolau Mare District Court.

According to investigators, several people allegedly possessed, transported and sold smuggled cigarettes in the county. The 24 search warrants were executed to gather evidence and document the entire criminal activity.

Members of the Timiș Special Actions Service, specialists from the Timiș Forensic Service and gendarmes from the “Glad Voievod” Timișoara Mobile Gendarmerie Group are participating in the operation.

The investigation continues under the supervision of the case prosecutor, with the role of each person involved and the damage caused to be established. The operation is ongoing.