It's a big seizure, estimated at 6.95 million euros.

Customs announced on Tuesday that they had seized nearly 14 tonnes of contraband tobacco between August 2 and 4 in the Nord and Pas-de-Calais regions.

Officers from the Dunkirk (North) brigade first discovered on August 2 nearly 8 tonnes of tobacco hidden in a heavy goods vehicle when boarding a ferry at Loon-Plage leaving for Ireland, according to a communicated.

On the same day, another heavy goods vehicle bound for the United Kingdom was intercepted by customs officers in the Channel Tunnel, in Pas-de-Calais, with 1.6 tonnes of tobacco on board.

Finally, on August 4, the Dunkirk brigade seized 4.4 tonnes of tobacco in a port container coming from Singapore and heading for the United Kingdom.

More than 400 tonnes of contraband tobacco were seized in France in 2021, a figure up 41% year on year.

These seizures “are on the rise” in 2022, according to the customs press release.

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  • Lille

  • Customs

  • Tobacco

  • Smuggling

  • Hauts-de-France