- Austrian customs conducted over 8,000 flight passenger checks and 128 mobile operations, resulting in about 1,700 findings during July–September 2025.
- Seized items included 391,122 smuggled cigarettes, 137 kg waterpipe tobacco, 9 kg rolling tobacco, 518 illegal e-cigarette products, and 117.95 kg cannabis.
- 386,966 euros in undeclared cash were confiscated; travelers also declared 14.58 million euros.
- Numerous luxury goods (jewelry, textiles, watches, shoes) and 25,014 illegal medicines were seized.
- Customs also confiscated protected species/products (41 live animals, 51 corals), and over 2.2 tons of animal products, highlighting their role in species and consumer protection.
Source: bmf.gv.at
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