13,000 contraband cigarettes found in vegetable vendor's van

Customs officers seized 13,000 contraband cigarettes, a quantity of tobacco and Vodka bottles after searching a vegetable vendor's van in Marsa yesterday. The search followed a tip-off. A further 35 packets of contraband cigarettes were found in a bar...

Customs officers seized 13,000 contraband cigarettes, a quantity of tobacco and Vodka bottles after searching a vegetable vendor's van in Marsa yesterday.

The search followed a tip-off.

A further 35 packets of contraband cigarettes were found in a bar in Paola in a follow-up operation.

Investigations are continuing, the Customs Department said.

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