Ukrainian Customs Seizes Over 1,000 'ELFBAR' Vapes Worth $24,000

Nov.26.2024
Ukrainian Customs Seizes Over 1,000 'ELFBAR' Vapes Worth $24,000
Ukrainian Customs seized 1,182 undeclared "ELFBAR" vapes, with an estimated value of approximately $24,000.

On November 25th, the State Customs Service of Ukraine (Державній митній службі) announced that customs officials at the Ugriniv-Dolhobychiv checkpoint discovered undeclared goods during a routine inspection of a passenger bus traveling from Kherson to Gdansk.

 

乌克兰海关查获逾1000支“ELFBAR”电子烟 涉案价值达2.4万美元
Ukrainian Customs seize 1182 "ELFBAR" e-cigarettes | Image source: Official website of the State Customs Service of Ukraine.

 

乌克兰海关查获逾1000支“ELFBAR”电子烟 涉案价值达2.4万美元
Ukrainian customs seize 1182 "ELFBAR" e-cigarettes | Image source: Official website of the State Customs Service of Ukraine

 

Two drivers had a total of 1182 "ELFBAR" e-cigarettes in their personal belongings, and both drivers admitted that the items belonged to them.

 

According to Article 471, paragraph 3 of the Ukrainian Customs Law, authorities have reached an administrative agreement with the two citizens in question. The estimated value of the goods involved is one million hryvnias (24,000 US dollars).

 

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