customs inspects poorly welded steel posts, makes a strange discovery

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Rennes customs services led a routine operationFriday November 22, 2024. They were interested in the merchandise presented as “decorative elements”, indicates the services, via a press release, consulted by the editorial staff ofnews Rennes.

In other words, seven steel posts surrounded by transparent plastic film, “appearing to be of very poor quality”.

Large quantities of tobacco

“Poorly welded at the ends and with irregular bases”, these steel posts attracted the attention of customs officials. They then cut out to the grinder these same posts.

The agents discovered, hidden inside, large quantities of tobacco: 9,520 kg or 476 packs of cigarettes.

“The ingenuity of traffickers”

The Rennes customs services underline “the ingenuity of the traffickers” who tried to “circumvent the legislation by hiding prohibited goods in seemingly innocuous shipments ».

They add to continue working with the aim of dismantle these networks smuggling and to ensure border security.

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