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Home | World News | Polish customs discover refrigerant in truck’s gas tanks

Polish customs discover refrigerant in truck’s gas tanks

18th February 2025

POLAND: Polish authorities have intercepted 500kg of a non-specified refrigerant contained in tanks under a truck.

The customs and tax officers officers from the Subcarpathian KAS discovered the refrigerant when carrying out a road check in Przemyśl County in south-eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine.

The refrigerant was contained in two non-standard cylinders underneath the truck

The officers noticed two non-standard fuel tanks suspended under the vehicle. The driver of the truck, a Ukrainian citizen, claimed that they contained LPG. 

Further inspection showed that the tanks contained 500kg of an unspecified refrigerant.

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