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Feb 16, 2010
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Croat police seize fake perfums worth 630,000 euros

By
AFP
Published
Feb 16, 2010

ZAGREB, Feb 16, 2010 (AFP) - Croatian police on Tuesday 16 February seized almost 46,000 bottles of counterfeit perfume, with a market value of 630,000 euros (860,000 dollars), national television reported.


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The perfumes, seized on the Bajakovo border crossing between Croatia and Serbia, were hidden in a truck with Turkish licence plates, according to police quoted in the report. The consignment was headed for France.

The truck drivers had travelled from Turkey, across Bulgaria and Serbia, police said. Croatia is on a Balkans route reputedly popular with criminals to smuggle drugs and people into western Europe.

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