They had declared that the container from China carried electrical generators. The market value of the intervened tobacco would be €1,500,000.00.

December 17, 2008. The Tax Agency and the Civil Guard have intervened in the Port of Barcelona, 480,900 packs of Lambert & Butler brand blonde tobacco, which lacked the regulatory seals, for a value of 1,418,655 euros, in a container from China.

The merchandise controls and physical inspection of containers carried out by Barcelona Customs resulted in the discovery inside the container of boxes without any type of inscription or logo, which contained tobacco cartons of the Lambert & Butler brand, whose packs They lack the regulatory seals as well as the documentation that proves their legal importation.

The cargo declared for the seized container was electrical generators and its destination was a company located in the city of Gerona.

The investigations carried out, the tobacco and the container seized have been made available to the Court of Investigation of the Guard of Barcelona.