Bileća: Smugglers Caught with 3,700 Packs of Cigarettes

As part of the operational action „Bastion“, members of the Trebinje Border Police Unit on September 1st around  9 PM in the border area near Bileća prevented the smuggling of 3,700 packs of cigarettes, consisting of: 1,750 packs of Bond, 500 of Merilyn, and 450 of Eva Slims without excise stamps, and 1,000 packs of Mont cigarettes with excise stamps from Montenegro, reports the Patria News Agency.

The cigarettes were discovered under the trailer in a specially made compartment during a border check of a Man truck with BiH license plates.

The vehicle was driven by D. V. (1983), and the co-driver was LJ. V. (1996), both citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The value of the cigarettes, which were wrapped in black foil, is estimated at around 12,000 KM. The cigarettes were temporarily confiscated. Due to the committed criminal offense of smuggling, a report will be filed against D. V. to the Prosecutor's Office of BiH, it was announced from the BiH Border Police.