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Nearly 20 million illegal cigarettes seized at Piraeus Port

Two crates shipped from the United Arab Emirates to the port of Piraeus and labeled “office supplies” were found to contain 19.9 million contraband cigarettes, customs authorities reported on Friday.

The illegal cigarettes would have cost the Greek state 3.5 million euros in lost taxes had they made it onto the market, the report said.

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