210 million illegal cigarettes seized last year

Customs officials seized 210 million illegal cigarettes last year, up six million on 2008, the finance ministry said on Thursday.


Most of the cigarettes were smuggled into the country from China and eastern Europe, but the United Arab Emirates is also emerging as a source, according to the ministry statement.
Most of the cigarettes discovered in the Netherlands are en route for Britain. The total haul had a value of €36m.

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