Massive cigarette smuggling: Police discovered 80,000 duty -free cigarettes!

Massive cigarette smuggling: Police discovered 80,000 duty -free cigarettes!

An unusual incident occurred on Friday, June 13, 2025, at the Walldorf motorway junction in the Rhein-Neckar district. During a routine traffic control, officials from the motorway police station discovered a considerable amount of untracted cigarettes. The driver, a 31-year-old man, had spent help and stated that he wanted to help with a move. But his nervous behavior and the dubious information about the cargo aroused the suspicion of the police. The control quickly revealed that the properly packaged boxes were not hidden in the properly packaged boxes, but 80,000 cigarettes and 3,700 e-vibes. The examination of the entire cargo led to the fact that the driver was taken to the agency and the investigation by the Heidelberg traffic service, such as the Wochenblatt Reporter reported.

The incident in Walldorf is not isolated, but is in the context of a growing problem in the area of ​​cigarette smuggling, as the current developments in Germany show. Not too long ago, on June 14, 2023, a Polish van was stopped in the Bautzen area. The vehicle of which the driver allegedly wanted to transport industrial cleaning towels was subjected to an X -ray control that revealed abnormalities in the load area. At this check, almost 700,000 cigarettes were discovered without a tax banderole. The tax damage amounts to over 130,000 euros. This campaign led to a tax criminal proceedings against the two Polish drivers, who must also be responsible for an indictment for a violation of the weapons law, since a butterfly eater was found in the beef pocket of one of the men. The further investigations are promoted by the Görlitz public prosecutor and the Dresden customs investigation office, according to the report on the website of the

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