The case of the tobacco store, where the gendarmerie found a colossal amount, continues. This Friday, customs officers and gendarmes were seen at the scene.
An investigation led by an investigating judge into suspected money laundering linked to a tobacco shop in the city center continues. It is obvious that the investigator takes the checks to the maximum. While the case initially centered on suspicions of drug trafficking and money laundering in a possible connection with the tobacco shop, new investigative steps were apparently carried out this Friday, according to several witnesses who saw gendarmes and customs officers open the Iron Curtain and enter the business, which had been closed since the May gendarmerie raid.
Customs enters file
If the customs authorities are involved, it is perhaps because of their knowledge of the work of tobacco shops, but, above all, because of their experience in cigarettes, cigars and, in general, in everything connected with the world of tobacco. No official information has been leaked about the extent of this new legal episode, but the presence of customs could indicate tobacco quality checks. “Customs officers can intervene as knowledgeable in the matter, that is, they alone or almost alone declare that the tobacco is real tobacco or smuggled tobacco.“, notes the specialist. The investigation continues at an even faster pace, since in early June the owners of tobacco stores asked to be released from prison. The results of the work and examination have not been disclosed.
Historical record
At the meeting of the investigative chamber, they assured that they had guarantees of representation. The court refused to release them in a case in which justice, thanks to the gendarmerie, confiscated more than a million euros in cash. This represents a historic takeover in Gar.
Money laundering and human trafficking investigation
Pending further court developments and a request for release likely in the coming weeks, the investigating judge is continuing his work on a case that is described as “very sensitive” in certain respects, but which appears to have accumulated a substantial count of drug trafficking controlled from a detention center with regular links to this city center tobacco store. The investigation into money laundering and human trafficking continues.
Everyone is presumed innocent until justice is served.