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Large quantity of contraband cigarettes seized in Plovdiv

Photo: Ministry of Interior

During an operation of the General Directorate Combating Organized Crime in Plovdiv, 1,500 master boxes of cigarettes without excise labels were found in two trucks and in a warehouse near the glass factory in Plovdiv. The two trucks were stopped for inspection on the Trakia Motorway. Three people were detained, authorities have reported.




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