site.btaCustoms in Silistra Intercept 5.1 Mln Contraband Cigarettes

Customs inspectors at the border checkpoint in Silistra, on the Danube, intercepted an illegal shipment of 5.1 million cigarettes on Monday evening after a check of a truck with a Romanian registration, the Customs Agency said on Tuesday. The cigarettes, which did not have a Bulgarian excise duty stamp, were found in the front end of the trailer, on 17 pallets. According to its customs declaration, the truck was carrying sanitary supplies.