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Customs dog Emilia finds 90,000 contraband cigarettes

2021-10-20T16:04:48.122Z


Customs dog Emilia found around 90,000 smuggled cigarettes in Neustadt-Dosse (Ostprignitz-Ruppin district). By securing the illegal cigarettes, a tax loss of almost 18,000 euros was prevented, said a spokesman for the main customs office in Potsdam on Wednesday. Officials had previously checked a place known for the illegal cigarette trade.


Customs dog Emilia found around 90,000 smuggled cigarettes in Neustadt-Dosse (Ostprignitz-Ruppin district).

By securing the illegal cigarettes, a tax loss of almost 18,000 euros was prevented, said a spokesman for the main customs office in Potsdam on Wednesday.

Officials had previously checked a place known for the illegal cigarette trade.

Neustadt-Dosse - When a conspicuous cyclist came from a nearby forest, the police had the customs dog Emilia look for cigarettes.

The animal discovered ten packages with a total of 89,600 contraband cigarettes in different places.

The illegal goods were seized.

At first it was not possible to determine who the cigarettes belong to.

dpa

Source: merkur

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