Excise fraud committed with a thousand kilos of hookah tobacco for tons of euros

A check at car companies in Helmond seized a thousand kilos of hookah tobacco on Thursday. Around 350,000 euros in excise duties were evaded with the tobacco batch. The owner of the party must still cough up that amount. The audit focused on companies in the automotive industry. A strong tobacco smell was smelled in a building that contained several companies. Customs was called in when a thousand kilos of hookah tobacco including scales, flavor…