Two Romanian citizens are charged in Hungary with smuggling more than eight tons of tobacco worth an estimated 8.4 million lei.
Sanziana Georgescu
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In September 2024, two Romanians tried to smuggle more than eight tons of fine-cut tobacco, valued at 8.4 million lei, through Hungary. The Hungarian authorities discovered that the goods accompanying document was forged and that they did not have the necessary licenses. The prosecutor's office in Zalaegerszeg has charged them with fraud against the Hungarian state budget and the fine for non-payment of excise duties could reach 11.4 million lei.
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Doi români, acuzaţi de contrabandă cu produse din tutun în Ungaria şi fraudă în dauna bugetului statului maghiar / Ar fi încercat să transporte ilegal peste 8 tone de tutun mărunţit / Valoarea transportului, estimată la peste 8,4 milioane de lei
Doi români sunt puși sub acuzare în Ungaria. Au fost prinși cu țigări de contrabandă de peste 1,6 milioane de euro
Contrabandă de milioane: doi români puși sub acuzare în Ungaria, după ce au fost prinși cu peste 8 tone de tutun
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