Wamenkum Highlights Rise of Illegal Cigarettes, Reiterates Need for Regulation

Edward reminded that enforcement of the law against the circulation of illegal cigarettes needs to be strengthened

PARAMARIBO — Employees of the Economic Control Service (ECD) have noted several irregularities during inspections in the Brokopondo district. At supermarket H.F. on Brownsweg, sixty packs of Tradition cigarettes were seized because they were smuggled. A large quantity of smuggled cigarettes (Tradition, Oris Red and Oris Intense) was also confiscated at supermarket O. in Nieuw-Koffiekamp. At shop E., also in Nieuw-Koffiekamp, alcohol without exci…

In the Dutch Hoensbroek near Heerlen, the authorities seized 2.6 million illegal cigarettes. The creative hiding place does not help the smugglers.