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Home | World News | Customs discover R404A in car LPG tank

Customs discover R404A in car LPG tank

16th October 2024

POLAND: Polish customs officers discovered an attempt to smuggle R404A refrigerant in an LPG gas tank in the boot of a car stopped in Korczowa at the border with Ukraine.

During the inspection using an X-ray device, it was revealed that the LPG gas cylinder in the boot of the vehicle was filled with 100kg of R404a refrigerant, valued in Poland at PLN12,000 (€2,800).

The gas and the vehicle was seized. PLN4,800 (€1,117) was secured as part of the penalty, and a criminal and fiscal case was initiated against the Ukrainian car driver.

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