Authorities seize 9.4 mln smuggled cigarettes at Piraeus port

Authorities seized 9.39 cardinal smuggled cigarettes astatine Piraeus larboard connected Thursday, officials said.

The contraband was recovered successful a shipping instrumentality arriving from Thailand and headed for Bratislava, Slovakia.

The cigarettes were hidden down a load of trolley suitcases successful the container, which contained 939 cartons with 469,500 packs.

Authorities estimation the smuggled goods would person resulted successful a 2 cardinal euro nonaccomplishment successful taxes and duties for the government.

The instrumentality and cigarettes person been handed implicit to customs, and the probe is ongoing, led by the Central Port Authority of Piraeus.