Last Friday (20 December), Jelenia Góra Border Guard officers stopped a passenger Skoda during a routine traffic check on the A4 motorway. The vehicle was driven by a 32-year-old resident of Wałbrzych County. Inside, they found tobacco leaf without excise tax markings in the form of compressed blocks, with a total weight of 200 kg. The Polish man was detained along with the secured goods.

As a result of further operations, the Border Guard officers searched a garage belonging to the detainee, where they found additional quantities of cut tobacco and a specialised machine for cutting tobacco. The equipment discovered was probably used to produce illegal tobacco products.

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He transported 200 kg of tobacco products without excise stamps
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He transported 200 kg of tobacco products without excise stamps
4 / 5 He transported 200 kg of tobacco products without excise stamps — tobacco excise Border Guard A4 · Photo author: Nadodrzański Oddział Straży Granicznej
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5 / 5 He transported 200 kg of tobacco products without excise stamps — tobacco excise Border Guard A4 · Photo author: Nadodrzański Oddział Straży Granicznej

The officers secured contraband with an estimated black-market value of PLN 120,000 in total. The 32-year-old was charged with possessing, transporting and producing illegal tobacco products, for which he faces a substantial fine or even imprisonment. The man admitted to possessing the illegal goods.