Men are arrested in BH with 16,5 packs of counterfeit cigarettes

By ETCO

Source: O Globo Online - RJ, 13/07/2009

SÃO PAULO - Two men carrying 16,5 packs of cigarettes without an invoice were arrested by police in the Betânia neighborhood, in the western region of Belo Horizonte. They were in a van, on Avenida Tereza Cristina, and tried to escape when they saw a blitz. The cigarettes were in boxes of appliances. Reginaldo Sandro do Amaral, 30, and João Paulo Silva, 28, said the product came from Paraguay, through a middleman. The cigarettes would be sold in stores in the Barreiro region and in popular shopping malls. According to the police, the vehicle had a broken seal and was seized. The two suspects were referred to the Federal Police, as the crime will be investigated as contraband.