A new anti-smuggling campaign, launched in border areas

Satu Mare, March 16, 2018 - A new public-awareness campaign on the negative effects of smuggling was launched today at Satu Mare County Hall in partnership with the Border Police, the Romanian Police and the General Directorate of Customs of the National Agency for Fiscal Administration, with the support of INACO (The Initiative for Competitiveness), JTI and Pastel, through www.faracontrabanda.ro. Entitled "Smuggling is theft! It’ll land you in jail", the campaign is being conducted in March and April in border counties in the North, North-West, North-East, West and South-West, as well as in Bucharest.

According to the latest study carried out by Novel Research, the black market in tobacco products was 15.6% of total national consumption in January 2018. According to this study, this figure is slightly below the 2017 figure of 16%.

A new anti-smuggling campaign, launched in border areas

Satu Mare, March 16, 2018 - A new public-awareness campaign on the negative effects of smuggling was launched today at Satu Mare County Hall in partnership with the Border Police, the Romanian Police and the General Directorate of Customs of the National Agency for Fiscal Administration, with the support of INACO (The Initiative for Competitiveness), JTI and Pastel, through www.faracontrabanda.ro. Entitled "Smuggling is theft! It’ll land you in jail", the campaign is being conducted in March and April in border counties in the North, North-West, North-East, West and South-West, as well as in Bucharest.

According to the latest study carried out by Novel Research, the black market in tobacco products was 15.6% of total national consumption in January 2018. According to this study, this figure is slightly below the 2017 figure of 16%.