More than 500 assorted pyrotechnics and fireworks were found on the premises of a Moldovan driver at the Costești customs post. They were camouflaged in a box in the form of a parcel and had not been declared to customs officials, IPN reports.
According to a press release of the Customs Service, the 31-year-old Moldovan is documented for attempted illicit transportation of a commercial consignment of pyrotechnic articles.
The pyrotechnic articles were discovered after officials of the Costești customs post checked a minibus traveling from Germany to the Republic of Moldova carrying passengers. The driver and passengers reported that they were not carrying declarable goods.
During a detailed physical inspection of the means of transport, customs officials discovered pyrotechnic articles and fireworks in the luggage compartment.
According to the Customs Service, the goods were seized for contravention examination.
