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Smuggle uncovered thanks to X -ray technology: customs exposed refined hiding places

Published on September 17, 2025

Smuggler can come up with a lot for illegal cigarettes - even with truck with sea containers.With the help of the mobile large X -ray technology, the customs found plenty of tobacco products on a truck that drove towards Hamburg on Autobahn 24, which were hidden in several places, as the customs in Stralsund now announced.The customs officers took a close look at the Polish container truck of a 30-year-old driver near Suckow near Parchim on September 10th. It could be really expensive for truck drivers Her suspicion was confirmed.With the help of the technology, about 50,000 smuggled glow stems were discovered, which were hidden in several boxes in the driver's cab - above the bed - and in the so -called traffic jams of the truck and the trailer. The truck driver did not have a credible explanation for this, but was able to continue with the container afterwards.Criminal proceedings for tax evasion are now being initiated against him.Because more than 9,600 euros would have been due for the cigarettes. "With the help of the large X -ray technology - a means of use that allows us to fully examine even large trucks - and of course we have succeeded in preventing tax damage from not inconsiderable amount here," said the press spokeswoman for the main customs office Stralsund, Sabine Mattil. Where the truck came from Poland was not announced.Thanks to the mobile technology, customs controls nationwide on all traffic routes.