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Investigators also confiscated 18 vehicles, tobacco manufacturing equipment, encrypted electronic devices, €170,000 in cash and several firearms.

Video. 20 million cigarettes and over 38 tonnes of tobacco seized in EU countries

Updated: 09/07/2026 - 9:45 GMT+2

Authorities have seized 20 million cigarettes and 38.4 tonnes of tobacco leaf and cut tobacco after dismantling two international criminal networks based in Spain.

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