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Al-Nuwaisib Customs foils smuggling of 620 cartons of cigarettes hidden in vehicle tires.
KUWAIT: As part of the ongoing efforts by the General Administration of Customs to combat smuggling, customs inspectors at the Nuwaiseeb border crossing foiled an attempt to smuggle cigarettes out of the country.
When a vehicle arrived at the inspection area, the inspector did a routine check and didn’t find anything illegal inside except for 20 packs of cigarettes that were visible.
After inspecting the vehicle and passing it through an X-ray machine, abnormal densities were found in the four tires, and a manual inspection revealed 620 packs of cigarettes professionally hidden inside the tires.
A report was filed on the incident, and the seized items and suspects were referred to the competent authorities to complete the remaining legal procedures against them.