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Post by Bonobo on Aug 8, 2012 20:12:25 GMT 1
The main stuff smuggled across borders in Europe isn`t drugs, but cigarettes. No wonder - with such high tariffs and taxes......
About 300,000 cigarettes and a tonne of tobacco have been seized at an illegal factory near the village of Maslowice, central Poland.
Police have estimated that the Treasury stood to lose over 820,000 zloty (about 200,000 euro) in unpaid duties relating to the haul.
Four people aged between 19 and 52 were detained when officers from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBS) conducted the raid on the property, together with customs officers.
The factory was located in former pigsties, with the walls insulated with styrofoam to contain the noise of the production line.
“Policemen estimate that such an amount of tobacco could be used to produce about a million cigarettes,” Karol Jakubowski, spokesman for the National Police Headquarters (KGP), told the Polish Press Agency. (nh)
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Post by Bonobo on Feb 13, 2018 15:53:40 GMT 1
Border guards stopped the attempt to smuggle AK rifle parts to the USA.   |
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Post by Bonobo on Mar 11, 2018 20:46:34 GMT 1
A Polish citizen tried to smuggle a few anti-tank launchers from Ukraine. Wow! Probably for his private collection.   |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 2, 2020 22:39:35 GMT 1
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Post by naukowiec on Jan 3, 2020 11:06:32 GMT 1
A Polish citizen tried to smuggle a few anti-tank launchers from Ukraine. Like you do........ I cannot imagine why these would be in demand...... |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 3, 2020 13:20:40 GMT 1
Bear skulls I cannot imagine why these would be in demand...... Simple. It is better to have a bear skull than not have it. You can show it to your family or friend. Kids can play with it. You can use it as a gadget at a party or decorate your desk at work. etc etc Many different usages for a bear skull. |
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Post by naukowiec on Jan 5, 2020 8:59:23 GMT 1
I think if I was going to smuggle something, it would be something more useful and lucrative than a bear skull....
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 5, 2020 23:43:17 GMT 1
I think if I was going to smuggle something, it would be something more useful and lucrative than a bear skull.... You probably mean a human skull. Quite right, you could sell it to students of medicine for hard currency, they never cease to need them. |
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Post by naukowiec on Jan 8, 2020 20:55:55 GMT 1
You probably mean a human skull. That hadn't crossed my mind either! |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 10, 2020 12:26:36 GMT 1
That hadn't crossed my mind either! So you just have thought of an alien skull. How do you know they have skulls? |
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Post by naukowiec on Jan 11, 2020 9:59:49 GMT 1
Were you a fan of The X Files by any chance?  |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 11, 2020 21:48:36 GMT 1
Were you a fan of The X Files by any chance? Actually, I didn`t watch a single episode of it. That was the time I refused to possess a TV for about 10 years and I only read reviews in newspapers and listened to people commenting on the series. That is why I know more or less what it was about. |
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Post by naukowiec on Jan 12, 2020 11:18:12 GMT 1
That was the time I refused to possess a TV for about 10 years I must admit that i don't watch much TV. I prefer to read or listen to music. |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 12, 2020 18:10:30 GMT 1
I must admit that i don't watch much TV. I prefer to read or listen to music. Good. Never forget that PiS TV lies like a dog. hahaha  |
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Post by naukowiec on Jan 15, 2020 20:35:06 GMT 1
Never forget that PiS TV lies like a dog. hahaha Sad but true...... |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 18, 2020 22:41:58 GMT 1
Never forget that PiS TV lies like a dog. hahaha Sad but true...... Poland has survived partitions, WW1, WW2 with murderous German occupation and later a brutal communist oppression. PIS` rule shall perish like those before. It is only a matter of time. |
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Post by naukowiec on Jan 19, 2020 10:56:58 GMT 1
It is only a matter of time Of course. Eventually they will dig their own grave. Nothing lasts forever. |
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Post by Bonobo on Feb 3, 2020 21:08:33 GMT 1
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Post by naukowiec on Feb 4, 2020 12:53:28 GMT 1
The man who was unaware pieces of protected coral reef are strictly prohibited faces up to 5 years. Or maybe he did, but didn't care. In this day and age I'm surprised he didn't know. I doubt he will get a prison sentence though, probably a fine instead. |
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Post by Bonobo on Feb 4, 2020 19:47:30 GMT 1
Yes, fine will be better.
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Post by Bonobo on Mar 1, 2020 12:18:03 GMT 1
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Post by naukowiec on Mar 1, 2020 15:58:44 GMT 1
Wow, some of those pieces look absolutely beautiful. Well done to Polish police!
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Post by Bonobo on Jun 20, 2020 8:09:42 GMT 1
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Post by Bonobo on Dec 10, 2021 22:34:22 GMT 1
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