Decidedly, the customs officers of Beauvais Airport (Oise) have a fine nose right now. After intercepted five travelers in possession of 885 cigarette cartridges in mid-December 2024, the airport customs brigadiers intercepted this evening on the evening of the evening Three foreign nationals (two Greeks and an Egyptian) when they get off the plane from Ammanin Jordan. All three were involved in a tobacco trafficking In France.
This time, they were first warned by their colleagues from the exterior surveillance brigade at Marseille-Provence Airport in Marignanne (Bouches-du-Rhône). The latter had already targeted the three travelers. “”While the customs officers of Beauvais were on the lookout, the individuals, without success, tried to get rid of their backpack containing part of the fraud commodity“Said customs in a press release.
Tobacco intended to fuel the illegal Paris market
Finally arrested, the three men were in possession of each one thousand packets of cigarettes of the brand American Eagle. In total, Three thousand packets were hidden in their backpacks and road bags, 60 kg of tobacco.
“”Coming from the Egyptian sector, this tobacco from Amman in Jordan was undoubtedly intended to feed the clandestine market in the Paris region where the prices of smuggling tobacco sold on the road are around 5 euros per package against more than double in The legal circuitAdds customs. The three individuals recognized the facts and received a customs fine. Tobacco has been seized.
Active since May 2024, the Customs Brigade at Beauvais Airport continues to carry out its mission. For its first three months of existence, more than a ton of smuggling tobacco and € 400,000 in cash had been seized.
