Customs Office Discovers 50,000 Cigarettes Through High-Scale X-Ray Scanning Technology
The Main Customs Office in Stralsund, Germany, has announced the discovery of a significant cigarette smuggling case. During a routine check on federal highway 24, the customs office uncovered 50,000 cigarettes hidden in a Polish truck.
The truck driver, a 30-year-old individual, had not declared any cargo beforehand. The cigarettes were found in ten boxes, with six in the driver's cabin and four more in storage compartments of the trailer.
The customs office used large-scale X-ray technology and the instincts of their colleagues to prevent a significant tax loss. Discrepancies found during image analysis led to a manual re-inspection, where the contraband was uncovered.
A tax evasion case was opened against the driver under § 370 Absatz 1 Nr. 2 of the tax code. The tax notice served to the suspect amounts to over 9,600.00 EUR.
The investigations regarding the cigarette smuggling case have been handed over to the Customs Investigation Office in Hamburg, with a branch in Rostock. The results of the investigations are still pending.
The Main Customs Office Stralsund did not provide any additional information in the current update. No further details about the truck driver or the Polish customs office were provided.
For press inquiries, you can contact Fanny Tumanow-Lammers of the Main Customs Office Stralsund via email at [email protected] or by phone at 03831-356 1103.
The website for the Main Customs Office Stralsund is zoll.de, which offers detailed information on duty-free allowances within and outside the European Union. No new facts about the cigarette smuggling case were provided in the current paragraph.
