Revenue service seizes 11 tones of tobacco in record bust

Ljubljana – Financial Administration officers have discovered 11 tones of loose tobacco hidden inside 75 foil wrapped cardboard boxes in a lorry with Slovenian license plates in what is a record such bust. The Financial Administration (FURS) hit upon the illegal cargo on Tuesday as its staff inspected a lorry operated by two foreign nationals who were without an employment contract. FURS said the damage to the national budget should the cargo be sold on the black market would be at least EUR 1.8 million. In a jocular post on…

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