Video: About 14,000 packages of smuggled cigarettes detected at the border

About 14,000 packages of smuggled cigarettes detected at the border

Romanian Border Police officers within Suceava Border Police County Inspectorate detected in the area of responsibility about 14,000 packages of smuggled cigarettes, valuing about 125,000 LEI, made in Republic of Moldova, which were about to be sold on the black market.

Based on data and information, regarding the smuggling activities carried out in the area of responsibility of Brodina Border Police Sector, Border Police officers took the necessary specific surveillance and control measures of the area for a thorough surveillance of the border.

Thus, on 06.09.2011, Border Police officers within Brodina Border Police Sector detected, near the border, close to Straja, a person, male, and several big packages wrapped in black plastic foil.

Following preliminary investigations, was established the fact that the name of the aforementioned person is P. Vasile, 28 years old, living in Straja, Suceava County.

Also, after counting the cigarettes the number of 13,820 packs of Doina cigarettes, made in Republic of Moldova resulted.

Prior acts of criminal investigation in terms of the offense of smuggling were drawn by Border Police officers, following to be sent to Prosecutor’s office within Radauti Court.

The amount of cigarettes, valuing about 125,000 LEI, was seized by Border Police officers within Suceava Border Police County Inspectorate.

Statistics regarding Romanian Border Police activity in the last 24 hours

In the last 24 hours, in the competence areas - meaning border crossing points and "green border" - Border Police officers detected:

• 47 illegal deeds (18 crimes and 29 penalties) committed by Romanian and foreign citizens;
• the amount of penalties reaches approximately 9,000 lei;
• undeclared goods (which were to be smuggled into the country), which exceeded the customs’ legal provisions or were suspected as being counterfeit with a total value of 48,200 lei, were detected;
• the flow of passengers and means of transportation at the border crossing points was about 106,000 people, both at the entry and at the exit and over 28,300 means of transportation.
  7 foreign citizens were refused entry due to the fact that they did not meet the entry requirements and 47 Romanian citizens were not allowed to exit Romania out of various legal grounds.