Polish Citizen Caught Smuggling $3.5 Million Worth of E-cigarette Liquid

Sep.19.2024

A Polish citizen was caught smuggling $350 million worth of e-cigarettee-liquid disguised as household chemicals into Ukraine.

According to a report from the Ukrainian National News Agency (UNN) on September 19th, the Ukrainian State Customs Service revealed that a Polish citizen attempted to smuggle e-cigarette liquid worth 3.5 million hryvnias into Ukraine by disguising it as household chemicals.

The incident occurred on the night of September 18th to 19th, when a vehicle driven by a Polish citizen arrived at the "Segini-Medica" checkpoint from a neighboring country.

When filling out the declaration form, the driver claimed to be transporting household chemicals with a total weight of 42 kilograms. However, upon inspecting the cargo hold of the truck, undeclared items were discovered: a total of 17,700 bottles of e-cigarette liquid containing nicotine, with capacities of 10 milliliters and 30 milliliters each. According to the Ukrainian State Customs Service, the estimated value of these goods is 3.5 million hryvnias.

The Ukrainian customs authorities have imposed administrative penalties on the smuggling activity in accordance with the law, and have prepared a report on undeclared and restricted goods.

References:

[1] Рідина для електронних сигарет під виглядом побутової хімії: громадянин Польщі намагався ввезти до України незадекларований товар

Also Read:

[1] Crime ring busted for selling counterfeit e-cigarettes in Ukraine

[2] Ukraine Border Patrol Seizes Millions Worth of Illegal Tobacco

[3] Ukraine Implements Ban on Flavored Tobacco Products Enforcement

[4] Large-scale illegal production of e-cigarette-liquid discovered in Ukraine.

[5] Ukraine Uncovers Smuggling of $220,000 Worth of Multibrand E-Cigarettes from EU

[6] Ukrainian Authorities Bust Illegal E-cigarette Sales Ring Worth Millions

#Europe #E-liquids #Ukraine #Customs

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