Turkish Police Seize Huge Amount of Smuggled Tobacco and E-cigarettes

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Dec.01.2023

Turkish Police Seize Huge Amount of Smuggled Tobacco and E-cigarettes

Turkish police arrest a suspect and seize a large quantity of smuggled tobacco and e-cigarettes in Mersin operation.

According to Olay53, on December 1st, the Mersin Police in Turkey successfully seized a large quantity of smuggled tobacco and e-cigarettes during an operation, resulting in the arrest of a suspect. Throughout the operation, the police confiscated a total of 6,200 empty cigarette tubes filled with tobacco, 73,000 empty cigarette tubes lacking tax stamps or bearing counterfeit tax stamps, as well as 20 e-cigarettes.

References:

[1] Mersin'de Kaçak Elektronik Sigara Ve Makaron Ele Geçirildi

Also Read:

[1] Turkish Authorities Seize Record-breaking Number of Smuggled E-cigarettes

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