Hundreds of Untaxed E-cigarettes Seized in Joint Operation

Sep.26.2024

Officials from Copenhagen Police and Dortmund Customs raided a vehicle in downtown Copenhagen, seizing hundreds of untaxed e-cigarettes.

According to a statement released by freenet on September 26th, officials from the Copenhagen Police Department and the Dortmund Customs Office conducted a joint operation in downtown Copenhagen and seized hundreds of untaxed e-cigarettes.

Eyewitnesses reported that there were individuals selling e-cigarettes from the vehicle. Law enforcement quickly located the truck and found over 300 e-cigarettes inside. These e-cigarettes did not have any tax stamps attached to them.

Customs officials promptly confiscated the batch of untaxed e-cigarettes and began further processing. According to preliminary investigations, the tax losses amount to over 1500 euros. In typical cases, this amount would need to be paid as an additional fine.

References:

[1] Polizei Hagen und Hauptzollamt Dortmund stellen bei gemeinsamem Einsatz mehrere hundert unversteuerte E-Zigaretten sicher

#Europe #Law enforcement #Open system e-cigarettes #Denmark

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