Border Guards Foil Cigarette Smuggling Attempts in North Ossetia

Dec.12.2022

Border Guards Foil Cigarette Smuggling Attempts in North Ossetia

Russian border guards stop smugglers crossing with 570,000 packs of cigarettes worth RUB74m into the country.

Border guards in North Ossetia, Russia, have uncovered two attempts to smuggle cigarettes across the Russian Federation border.

The first batch discovered consisted of 400,000 packs of cigarettes, and the second batch was 170,000 packs. The counterfeits were seized at the entrance to the republic in the Stavropol border area.

The preliminary estimated value of all smuggled products is over 74 million rubles. Currently, measures are being taken to identify the individuals involved in the crime," stated the border news agency.

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