Customs strikes: illegal tobacco products in Paderborn secured!

Customs strikes: illegal tobacco products in Paderborn secured!

Paderborn, Deutschland - Bielefeld, Paderborn - Shocking revelations from Paderborn: Customs has ensured an impressive amount of illegal tobacco products during current controls in kiosks and petrol stations! On Thursday, November 7, 2024, the control unit of traffic routes (KEV) of the main customs office in Bielefeld carried out a large -scale review that could have fatal consequences for the operator of a kiosk.

In a kiosk, a whopping 45 kilograms of unmistaked water pipe tobacco, 118 e-cigarettes without a tax biker and eleven doses of the forbidden oral tobacco snus were discovered! While Snus is legal in Sweden, strict laws in Germany prohibit its sale. And the e-cigarettes also turned out to be illegal because their liquid tank size in the federal territory is not permitted. The kiosk operator is now expecting a bitter tax criminal proceedings-the impending consequences could be devastating!

illegal tobacco products and their dangers

The quality and origin of these products raise alarming questions! The inspectors examine exactly how these illegal goods could go on sale. A clear message of customs: Illegal tobacco trading is not tolerated! The sale of tobacco products may only take place in Germany if they have been properly taxed. Postage costs for illegal business could soon be very high for the kiosk operator!

The strict regulations of the Tabakt tax law also apply to tobacco substitutes since July 1, 2022. The overdraft periods for non -taxed tobacco products ended on February 12, 2023. This current raid is further evidence of the tireless efforts of the customs authorities to combat illegal activities and to ensure the protection of the public.