Greece has the second highest percentage of illicit cigarettes in the European Union after France, resulting in a loss of income for the Greek economy to 551 million euros in 2020 and to exceed 3.6 billion euros between 2015 and 2020. Although the illicit cigarette trade in Greece has declined slightly compared to 2019, it […]
The largest number of smuggled cigarettes ever sold in Europe was “caught” by the customs services of the Independent State Tax Administration. It all started in February this year, when electronic customs systems identified 4 suspicious containers from Dubai. This is due to the fact that the recipient is blacklisted internationally suspected of smuggling. The […]
In the Imathia and Pella districts, the police arrested 2 men who were involved in the sale and delivery of unlicensed alcohol and tobacco products. During a search in the house of a resident of Imathia, 414 packs of cigarettes were found and confiscated, for which the legal taxes and fees were not paid. A […]