The GNR seized today six million cigarettes that were transported in a truck in the A6, in Estremoz, in the district of Évora, revealed the security force.
According to a statement from the Territorial Command of Évora of the GNR, the seizure was carried out by the military of the Transit Detachment of Évora,(Traffic Police) following a road inspection operation on the A6, in the Marateca-Caia direction.
The statement said that “a heavy goods vehicle was detected transporting six million cigarettes without a tax stamp, with an estimated sale value of 1.3 million euros.”
The driver, a 40-year-old man, was detained and will be brought to court today.
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