17 events about "cigarette smuggling"

8 May 14:17

The border police in Giurgiu stopped a road vehicle driven by a Romanian, discovering 7,199,780 cigarettes without documents of origin.

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29 April 15:16

A Vietnamese man was caught at Henri Coandă Airport with packages of hidden cigarettes in his luggage.

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4 March 12:14

DIICOT prosecutors discovered an illegal cigarette factory in Timiș, with hundreds of boxes of cigarettes and tons of tobacco, as part of an investigation into smuggling.

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27 February 15:48

In 2025, Romanian authorities confiscated 212 million contraband cigarettes, with a value of 197.5 million lei, marking a significant increase compared to 2024.

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13 January 14:50

Romania lost over 500 million euros in tax revenues in 2025 due to tobacco smuggling, which reached 12.6% of consumption

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3 December 11:14

A 43-year-old man from Suceava was arrested after the police discovered 2,500 packs of contraband cigarettes in his car.

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30 November 13:25

Border police discovered 1,500,000 contraband cigarettes in a truck driven by a Serbian citizen, who was arrested.

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18 November 20:38

A driver from Suceava was chased by the police after he refused to stop, abandoning the car full of smuggled goods.

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17 November 12:52

The police in Constanta is investigating a group that illegally introduced 8.6 million cigarettes into the country, using false documents to mask the smuggling.

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10 November 09:38

Radu Neag, a member of AUR, is accused of smuggling nearly 60,000 cigarettes. The trial began at the Huedin Court.

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7 November 11:53

In the first 10 months of 2025, Romanian authorities confiscated 186 million contraband cigarettes, with an estimated value of 172.8 million lei, three times more than in 2024.

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16 October 12:47

The border police in Giurgiu discovered 11 million cigarettes in two Polish trucks, attempting to be illegally introduced into Romania.

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2 October 16:55

Anti-smuggling public campaign launched in Romania and Moldova

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29 August 12:26

Border police discovered 159,200 cigarettes in the luggage of three Romanians arriving from Dubai, suspected of smuggling.

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12 August 10:49

Two Romanians were arrested at Palermo airport after 4,000 packs of cigarettes were found in their luggage.

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11 August 08:35

Border police intervened in Botoșani, where several men were transporting unused cigarettes, abandoning them in sight of the authorities.

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19 July 20:18

Border guards from Giurgiu confiscated almost 4 million cigarettes, following checks on means of transportation, with a total value of almost 6 million lei.

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