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Customs seize 9,500 contraband vodka bottles at Freeport
Customs Department intercepts container at Freeport containing 9,500 bottles of contraband vodka
19 February 2020, 2:16pm
Massimo Costa
Massimo Costa
Customs have seized 9,500 bottles of contraband vodka from a container at the Freeport
Customs has seized 9,500 bottles of contraband vodka which were hidden inside a container at the Freeport.
The find comes following a joint operation coordinated between the Customs Department Container Monitoring Unit and its Scanning Team.
The 20-foot container was supposed to be carrying gypsum powder, and was travelling from Odessa in the Ukraine to Khoms in Libya, with a stop in Malta.
The estimated unpaid taxes on the bottles are estimated at €61,000.
Massimo Costa joined MaltaToday as a journalist in 2017.
