The operation saw investigators confiscate 650,000 packs of contraband cigarettes worth around PLN 9.5 million (EUR 2 million, USD 2.5 million), public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported on Thursday.
The contraband was found in a truck that entered Poland through its eastern border with Belarus at the Kuźnica checkpoint.
Law enforcers have detained the truck's 45-year-old Belarusian driver, who faces up to 10 years in prison if found guilty of smuggling charges, the IAR new agency reported.
Photo: gov.pl/National Revenue Administration (KAS)
The crackdown saved public coffers some PLN 15 million (EUR 3.3 million, USD 4 million) in losses from uncollected excise tax, according to officials.
(gs/pk)
Source: IAR, gov.pl