Customs officers of  Tiraspol Customs detained 9 750 packages of cigarettes manufactured in  the Republic of Moldova. See video.

In 2009 more than 10 criminal cases were instituted by officers of the State Customs Committee of Transdniestria on the facts of cigarette smuggling. Tobacco goods produced in the Republic of Moldova are among risk products illegally imported to Transdniestrian Moldavian Republic.

The Judicial Collegium for Criminal Cases of the Supreme Court of Transdniestrian Moldavian Republic did not amend the verdict for a citizen convicted for storage and transportation of drugs for sale from the Republic of Moldova to Transdniestria.

Customs officers of Bendery Customs detained a citizen of Ukraine conveyed 1 tonne 200 kg of frozen beef tongues from the Republic of Moldova across the Transdniestrian border without customs control. The country of origin of goods was Brazil.