Russian Police Seize Counterfeit Cigarettes in Chechnya

Sep.22.2022

Russian police seize over 100,000 counterfeit cigarettes worth 10 million rubles in Chuvashia, packaged as e-cigarettes without mandatory labels.

The Russian authorities seized a large quantity of counterfeit cigarettes in Chuvashia.

Law enforcement officials have seized over 100,000 packs of cigarettes, with a total value of 10 million rubles. The cigarettes were packaged like e-cigarettes and were not subject to mandatory labeling regulations. The illegal tobacco products were being sold in retail stores in Chuboksaray, New Chuboksarsk, and other cities in the area. The police have currently filed criminal charges against the suspects for large-scale sales of unlabelled products with the intention of illegal possession. Authorities are currently working to locate the source of the unlabelled tobacco products.

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