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Spanish frontier guard accused of allowing tobacco smuggling  

Jump to full article: PANORAMA (gi), 2009-02-06
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A Spanish civil guard and four other persons are facing charges of working as a gang for tobacco smuggling across the La Linea frontier.

The case is in the Algeciras courts.

The case had its roots four years ago when it was detected, according to the prosecution, that the four individuals, from Spain, decided when they would take the tobacco across the frontier. It is claimed that the frontier guard would allow the vehicles belonging to the others to proceed freely.

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