On 20 April this year, police officers from Pieńsk, together with customs officers, conducted operations targeting people suspected of tax offences. During the operation, they detained a 58-year-old resident of Pieńsk. At his home, they found nearly 200 kg of tobacco, several hundred cigarettes and several hundred bottles of alcohol (over 300 l). None of these products bore Polish excise stamps.
The market value of the seized products is nearly PLN 160,000. The resident of Pieńsk now faces up to three years in prison, as well as a substantial fine.