Cigarettes smuggling attempt at Albita crossing point
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At the Albita Border Crossing Point, the joint control team uncovered 6 420 cigarettes of duty-free origin, which a citizen from the Republic of Moldova attempted to introduce in the country, hiding in a specially arranged place of the car he was driving.
On April 13th, at the Albiţa Border Crossing Point / I.T.P.F. Iasi, Moldovan citizen Viorica I, aged of 37 went to carry out the formalities to enter the country, driving a Citroën car registered in Iasi.
On the basis of the risk profile, a thorough inspection of the car and person was carried out, during which the joint control team, made up of customs workers and border guards, discovered 6 420 cigarettes, of different brands, of duty-free origin, in a special arranged place in her car.
According to the law, there was taken the measure of the detention of cigarettes in total value of 1 477 lei, the woman received a fine of 10 000 lei and her car was taken to be confiscated.
On April 13th, at the Albiţa Border Crossing Point / I.T.P.F. Iasi, Moldovan citizen Viorica I, aged of 37 went to carry out the formalities to enter the country, driving a Citroën car registered in Iasi.
On the basis of the risk profile, a thorough inspection of the car and person was carried out, during which the joint control team, made up of customs workers and border guards, discovered 6 420 cigarettes, of different brands, of duty-free origin, in a special arranged place in her car.
According to the law, there was taken the measure of the detention of cigarettes in total value of 1 477 lei, the woman received a fine of 10 000 lei and her car was taken to be confiscated.