Customs officials detained 40 kg of tobacco and nearly 41,000 cigarette ends during two checks on the territory of the Ruse Customs Department.

This was announced by the "Customs" Agency.

On January 11, in the area of ​​the villages of Brestovets and Todorovo in the Pleven region, a passing car was checked, in the trunk of which the inspectors found four plastic bags containing packages of half a kilogram each with leaf mass with the appearance and smell of tobacco, without a label.

The total amount of seized tobacco is 40 kg.

Later on the same day, during another inspection at a private property, customs officials found 2,048 boxes (40,960 pieces) of cigarettes without Bulgarian excise labels.

The cigarettes were found on the second floor of an apartment building, and the resident said they were for personal use.

In both cases, investigations have been initiated under the inventory of TD Mitnitsa Ruse and under the supervision of RP - Pleven.

Over 63,000 short contraband cigarettes were seized in Plevensko

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