Monday, 12 September 2011

75,000 packages of cigarettes seized by Border Police officers within Suceava Border Police County Inspectorate


Romanian Border Police officers within Suceava Border Police County Inspectorate detected and apprehended a Romanian citizen who was transporting 75,000 packages of smuggled cigarettes which were meant to reach the "black market".
Prior acts of criminal investigation in terms of the offense of smuggling and driving a vehicle on a public road while the right of doing that was suspended were drawn by Border Police officers within Suceava Border Police County Inspectorate.
The cigarettes, valuing about 450,000 LEI, were seized by Border police officers and the Mercedes and Mitsubishi vehicle used for transporting the cigarettes were kept on the premises of Vicov Border Police Sector, for continuing the investigations.
On 10.09.2011, Border Police officers within Suceava Border Police County Inspectorate in cooperation with Custom Inspectorate within D.R.A.O.V Iasi carried out a specific activity in the field of countering cigarettes smuggling. On this occasion, they detected a Mercedes and a Mitsubishi vehicle with three people inside.
The drivers did not stop when Border Police officers legally signaled this to them, so the law enforcements started to pursue the two vehicles, using acoustic and optical warning signals, being able to block the vehicles. The three people left the cars running towards Fratauti.
Border Police officers apprehended T. Viorel, 30 years old, living in Vicovu de Jos, Suceava County.
Due to the fact, that inside the vehicles were smuggled cigarettes, the cars and the person were led on the premises of Vicov Border Police Sector, where were detected 74,950 packages of cigarettes, Jing Ling, Viceroy and Doina brands, coming from Ukraine and Republic of Moldova.
Prior acts of criminal investigation in terms of the offense of smuggling and driving a vehicle on a public road while the right of doing that was suspended were drawn by Border Police officers within Suceava Border Police County Inspectorate, following to be handed over to Prosecutor’s office within Radauti Court.
The whole amount of cigarettes, valuing 449,700 LEI was seized by Border Police officers within Suceava Border Police County Inspectorate and the two vehicles, valuing about 20,000 LEI were blocked on the premises of Vicov Border Police Sector.

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