Huge rise in contraband cigarettes
One hundred million cigarettes with a tax value of €14.6m were intercepted by Dutch custom officials in the first six months of 2008, according to the financial investigation service.
This is 15 million cigarettes more than in the whole of 2007. Most of them came from China, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Around half were found in the port of Rotterdam and bound for Britain.
Thank you for donating to DutchNews.nl.
We could not provide the Dutch News service, and keep it free of charge, without the generous support of our readers. Your donations allow us to report on issues you tell us matter, and provide you with a summary of the most important Dutch news each day.
Make a donation