Friday, 6th November 2009 - 15:49CET

Contraband cigarettes found by Customs

More contraband cigarettes have been found by Customs at a garage in Birkirkara.

The division said in a statement that its enforcement section found 11,180 cigarettes at the garage following a positive search in a shop last Wednesday.

All cigarettes were confiscated and the case was referred to the police.

The tax due on the cigarettes was more than 2,000 euros, the division said.

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Comments

r cutajar (2 weeks, 3 days ago)

well done Customs or perhaps a loophole is found in some form of description to the stuff and the Law is found snoozing once again you never know!!! Law keep moral of the guardians high by working along and not against