Urghabhadh custaim na Gearmáine 45, 000 toitíní leictreonacha neamhdhleathacha .

D'urghabh na húdaráis chustaim i gCologne, sa Ghearmáin, thart ar 45, 000 toitíní leictreonacha indiúscartha neamhdhleathacha agus os cionn 1,100 lítear de r-leacht neamh-leachta le linn cigireachta iontais ar mhórscála ar an 21ú Bealtaine . Ní dhearnadh méid na n-urghabháil go dtí an Chéadaoin go dtí Dé Céadaoin an tseachtain seo .} {}}}
According to the customs officials, this is the largest such case of its kind. These illegal electronic cigarettes were hidden in a Romanian truck, which was traveling from Paris to North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony at that time. The customs officials intercepted this vehicle, which was heading to Cologne, on the A4 highway near Kerpfen, and conducted an Cigireacht . Tar éis an trucail a oscailt, fuair siad seacht bpailléid, arbh ionann iad agus 222 bosca earraí . san iomlán
Jens Ahland, the spokesperson of the Cologne Customs General Office, said that all of these goods consisted of illegal disposable electronic cigarettes and electronic cigarette oil, and none of them had valid tax tickets, which did not comply with the current tax regulations. It is estimated that the market value of these electronic cigarettes exceeded 1 million euros, and the tax loss caused by the unreported situation was Beagnach 300, 000 euro {.