Consignment of vegetables was a front for smuggled alcohol

A consignment of vegetables on board a truck arriving from Pozzallo, Sicily, served to hide a smuggled shipment of alcohol, confiscated by Customs on Tuesday. Customs enforcement officers confiscated 154 bottles of whisky, gin, vodka and brandy and 93...

A consignment of vegetables on board a truck arriving from Pozzallo, Sicily, served to hide a smuggled shipment of alcohol, confiscated by Customs on Tuesday.

Customs enforcement officers confiscated 154 bottles of whisky, gin, vodka and brandy and 93 litres of wine from the truck, which was also seized for further investigations.

Although the driver declared he was transporting mushrooms and tomatoes on board, the truck was escorted to the importer's warehouse and thoroughly searched.

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