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Serbian Driver Fined 13,200 Euros After 4,400 Potency Pills Found in Truck at Croatian Border
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Serbian Driver Fined 13,200 Euros After 4,400 Potency Pills Found in Truck at Croatian Border

From Veฤernji List · () Croatian

Translated from Croatian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Official statement Outcome reported
  • Croatian customs officers at the Tovarnik border crossing seized 4,400 potency-enhancing pills from a Serbian national.
  • The individual failed to declare the prohibited goods, which were found hidden among other declared items in his truck.
  • He was fined 13,200 euros and ordered to pay for the destruction of the confiscated items.

Croatian customs officials at the Tovarnik border crossing successfully intercepted an attempt to illegally import 4,400 potency-enhancing pills into the EU customs territory. The Serbian national driving a truck with Serbian license plates was stopped on August 16.

During the inspection, customs officers discovered that the driver had not submitted a customs declaration for the prohibited goods. The 4,400 pills, of various types, were found concealed within the cargo area alongside other declared merchandise.

As a result of the violation, the Serbian citizen was issued a penalty order for breaching Article 63, Paragraph 1, Point 3 of the Law on the Implementation of the Customs Legislation of the European Union. He was fined 13,200 euros and additionally ordered to cover the costs of destruction, amounting to 204.48 euros. The confiscated goods were seized.

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Originally published by Veฤernji List in Croatian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.