Greek authorities have frozen a vast network of property, vehicles, and vessels linked to an alleged international cigarette smuggling ring, as investigators trace the flow of illicit profits and money laundering operations

Greek police dismantle a highly organized network producing and exporting illegal cigarettes, seizing millions of euros in goods, weapons, and equipment while exposing a multi-layered criminal hierarchy

The study finds that Greece’s high rate of illicit trade cannot be explained by taxation alone, with other contributing factors being a weak tax compliance culture.

France remains the EU leader in illegal cigarette consumption for yet another year, with such products accounting for 37.6% of total cigarette consumption

More specifically, in Greece, last year alone, one in four cigarettes smoked by consumers was trafficked illegally