Police confiscate 644,500 contraband cigarette packages in western Athens
[Hellenic Police]
Greek Police announced on Friday that it confiscated 644,500 contraband cigarette packages during an operation in the Aspropyrgos area of western Athens, on Thursday.
According to the police, four men were arrested on an Aspropyrgos field while they were transferring the packages from a container to a truck trailer. The packages lacked a duty stamp tape.
Piraeus custom office estimates that the evaded taxes exceed 2.5 million euros.
The arrestees, who are accused of smuggling, appeared before a prosecutor on Friday.
