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Customs agency nails 7 cigarette smugglers

August 9, 2016 by admin News 0 comments

South Korea’s customs authorities said Tuesday they have arrested or indicted seven men for smuggling in cigarettes worth 6.4 billion won ($5.8 million).
Four suspects allegedly imported some 800,000 packs of Korean-made cigarettes worth 3.5 billion won from the Philippines through Busan seaport and reported them as wooden chairs after stealing them from a bonded warehouse between November 2014 and March 2016, according to the Korea Customs Service.

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2016/08/116_211451.html

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