16 Tons of Contraband Cigarettes Seized in a Port in Marseille, a Record

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In Marseille, a new seizure of contraband cigarettes took place in the port of Fos-sur-Mer. Sixteen tons of goods is a record. The customs officers inspected a container which they thought was suspicious. A new seizure which confirms that the Phocéan city has become the main gateway for the traffic of cigarettes. An seizure which represents not only nine million euros of tax not collected, but also tens of millions of euros to the resale. (Polic…

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Nearly 800,000 packages were seized by French customs in the port of Marseille-Fos in a container coming from Turkey Nearly 16 tons of contraband cigarettes

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Customs officers at the Port of Marseille seized nearly 16 tons of contraband cigarettes in a container destined for the Netherlands. A record seizure, the result of targeting at-risk containers.

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Sixteen tonnes of tobacco were intercepted by customs officers from the port of Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône) on 19 January 2026. On leaving for the Netherlands, the packages had been produced in Turkey.