The service found a total of 32 tons of dry tobacco in two inspected vehicles. According to them, its cost is PLN 19.5 million. Inside the car, the driver had to carry granular fertilizer.
Officers of the border guard unit of Bieszczady and the Masovian customs and tax office took part in the first inspection. BiOSG spokesman Lt. Piotr Zakielarz announced on Wednesday that the services conducted a joint inspection in Grojec on October 19.
– As a result of their work, more than 15.8 tons of illegal dry tobacco was discovered. Lieutenant Zakielarz said that the goods, worth more than PLN 9.6 million, were transported by a 49-year-old Pole in a truck.
Dry tobacco in a truck Tax Chamber in Warsaw
In turn, the speaker of the head of the National Tax Administration Asp. Justyna Pasejinska noted that according to transport documents, the cargo should be granulated fertilizer. Instead, officers found cartons of dry tobacco in 33 pallets.
– The driver was questioned as a suspect. He did not admit to committing a tax crime, Pasejinska added.
108 boxes and 16 tons of dry tobacco
The second inspection took place in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, where a truck driven by a 43-year-old Pole was stopped. It was attended by the employees of Masovia's People's Control Department and the Central Bureau of Investigation.
Dry tobacco in a truck Tax Chamber in Warsaw
“The trailer of the truck contained 108 boxes of dry tobacco weighing more than 16 tons and estimated value of about 9.9 million PLN. The driver stated that he was transporting goods from Hungary to Lithuania and did not know what kind of goods they were,” said Paseczynska. . said
This driver also did not admit committing a tax crime.
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Main photo source: Chamber of Tax Administration in Warsaw
