Romanian Border Police officers within Satu Mare Border Police County Inspectorate detected 1,077 packages of cigarettes, Ukrainian made, hidden in a vehicle.
Monday, 29th of August 2011, around 08.00, at Petea Border Crossing Point a Romanian citizen, Emeric V., 34 years old, driving an Opel Zafira registered in Poland, came to the check point in order to enter Romania. He was travelling together with Andrei H. from Satu Mare County, a 32 years old Romanian citizen. On the occasion of border check regarding the car, the Border Police officers detected hidden inside it, 1,077 packages of cigarettes Ukrainian made, valuing 4,566 lei.
In regards to aforementioned crime, the person accompanying the driver stated that he bought the cigarettes in Hungary from a Ukrainian citizen, in order to sell them in Romania.
Investigations are in process in regards to the following crimes: holding, making, transporting, storing, and selling goods and merchandise which were supposed to be under a custom’s regime, being known the fact that the cigarettes were smuggled.
The amount of cigarettes was seized and the vehicle blocked on the premises of the Satu Mare Border Police County Inspectorate till the end of the investigation.
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