Combiteam Smoke intercepts three containers with illegal cigarettes
Fiscal Information and Investigation Service - FIOD
In a short time, a major blow has been dealt against the illegal cigarette trade. Within one week, Combiteam Smoke intercepted three shipping containers loaded with millions of illegal cigarettes. The containers were en route from Asia to Europe and, had they not been intercepted, would have cost the Dutch state millions of euros in excise revenue.
The containers arrived in the port of Rotterdam and were officially loaded with regular trade goods. However, after inspection by Customs sniffer dog handlers, it turned out that they contained cigarettes. The containers were subsequently transported further under supervision to identify the recipients and the underlying criminal network.
