A hiding place packed with cigarettes was discovered today at the Diakove BCP on the Ukrainian-Romanian border by border guards of the Mukachevo Border Guard Detachment in collaboration with customs officers.

A 2004 Peugeot driven by a 45-year-old Ukrainian citizen from the village of Pidvynohradiv arrived at the border crossing point. During a thorough inspection of the vehicle, the joint inspection team found 380 packs of cigarettes without Ukrainian excise stamps concealed in the structural voids of the sills.

The tobacco products and the vehicle were seized from the individual in accordance with the law. Their value is currently being determined.