Cigarette Smuggling in Romania. Police Have Confiscated 70 Million Cigarettes in Just 9 Months • Newsweek Romania
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Approximately 70 million cigarettes and more than 9.8 tons of tobacco were discovered by police officers in the first 9 months of 2026, with 1,135 criminal penalties amounting to 8,175,255 lei.
Nearly 70 million cigarettes and over 9.8 tons of tobacco were discovered by police officers in the first nine months of 2026. The raids carried out until September were also left with drastic measures: over 1,000 fines applied, totalling 8,175,255 lei.
About 70 million cigarettes and more than 9.8 tons of tobacco were discovered by police officers in the first 9 months of 2026, with 1,135 contravening sanctions, worth 8,175,255 lei. The activities carried out by the Romanian Police to combat tobacco smuggling and tobacco products are addressed as a priority, being taken [...]
The Romanian police stepped up their efforts to combat tobacco and tobacco smuggling in the first nine months of 2026. In the course of national interventions, law enforcement officials were unable to dispose of nearly 3.5 million packets of cigarettes and more than 9.8 tons of tobacco. During the period January – September 2026, 372 million packets of cigarettes and tons of contraband were organised [...] Article Millions of packets of cigarett…
3.5 million packets of cigarettes and 9.8 tons of contraband tobacco were confiscated and destroyed in the first 9 months of 2026, with 1,135 fines imposed, amounting to 8 million lei.
The police discovered, in the first nine months of 2026, about 70 million cigarettes and over 9.8 tons of tobacco, and the penalties applied were tailored. Over 1,000 fines were applied until September, worth 8,175,255 lei.
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