- Customs seized 8 million cigarettes from an illegal factory in Lower Austria, with a tax loss of about 6 million euros.
- Three people were arrested; investigations are ongoing and involved international cooperation with Polish and Slovak customs.
- The factory was fully operational, with living quarters for workers and soundproofing to avoid detection.
- Authorities found 30 pallets of finished cigarettes ready for pickup and estimate over 200,000 cartons were produced for the black market.
- The operation was praised by Austrian officials as a major success against organized crime and tax fraud.
Source: bmf.gv.at
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