Success for customs officers
Woman (59) smuggled 80,000 cigarettes
400 cigarette cartons have been seized by the customs office at Vienna Airport in Schwechat (district of Bruck an der Leitha). The contraband was discovered during a routine check in the green channel.
The luggage of a 59-year-old Nigerian woman was opened on the basis of a conspicuous X-ray image.
The woman was carrying 80,000 cigarettes in four bags, the Ministry of Finance reported on the discovery in mid-May. The woman had entered Austria from Lagos via Doha (Qatar).
The woman is now the subject of criminal financial proceedings for smuggling and faces a fine of up to 38,000 euros.
The Austrian customs office confiscated the cigarettes and ordered their forfeiture.
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