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Ashdod Man Sentenced for $2.7 Million Cigarette Smuggling Scheme
An Ashdod resident was sentenced to 34 months in prison for a sophisticated scheme to smuggle over 10.4 million cigarettes into Israel, aiming to evade 10 million shekels in customs duties. He created a duplicate shipping container to bypass inspections, but was caught by customs officials.
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- 01An Ashdod resident received a 34-month prison sentence for a cigarette smuggling attempt.
- 02The scheme aimed to evade 10 million shekels in customs duties on over 10.4 million cigarettes.
- 03The smuggler created a replica shipping container to bypass customs scanning.
- 04Customs officials detected the deception and apprehended the suspect.
- 05The court also imposed a suspended sentence and a 500,000 shekel fine.
The court also imposed a suspended sentence and a 500,000 shekel fine, taking his health into account.
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