At the end of October, officers from the Central Investigation Bureau of the Polish Police (CBŚP) and the Border Guard uncovered a warehouse containing over 400,000 cigarettes in Pułtusk and Wołomin County. During the same operation, four men were detained and charged, among other things, with participating in an organized criminal group involved in illegal cigarette trading at the District Prosecutor's Office in Pułtusk. The court applied temporary detention to all suspects at the prosecutor's request.
The secured products belonged to one of the well-known tobacco brands, with an estimated value exceeding 400,000 PLN. Authorities also discovered a complete cigarette packing line and a warehouse with production components, including cigarette papers and printing materials. The operation involved police officers from the Chełme Department of the Lublin Headquarters of CBŚP and officers from the Braniewo Border Guard Station. Support was provided by officers from the Security Support Department of the Warmian-Masurian and Nadbużański (Bubzhan) Border Guard Detachments.
The detained individuals are three citizens of Belarus and one citizen of Poland. The suspects were charged with offenses including participation in an organized criminal group engaged in illegal cigarette trading. The offenses charged carry a penalty of up to 8 years of imprisonment.
Decisions
- Temporary detention of four suspects; case number: not disclosed; date: not disclosed; subject: temporary detention in the case of illegal cigarette trading; issuing authority: court at the prosecutor's request.