Police have discovered a large illegal cigarette factory and arrested foreign nationals while inspecting a poultry farm, reports The Slovak Spectator.

During the inspection of a poultry farm, the Financial Administration detained 20 people who were working at the factory in Úbrež in the Košice region. The foreign nationals aged between 18 and 52 have been charged with violating regulations on state technical measures for marking goods and the illegal production of alcohol, tobacco and tobacco products, reports The Slovak Spectator.
It is not yet clear who is in charge of running the operation but the foreign workers who hail from Ukraine, Moldavia, Belarus, Bulgaria and Hungary have been detained and could be charged with eight months in prison. Some of the group chose to remain silent on their involvement while other said they were promised monthly payments ranging from EUR 1,000 to EUR 5,000 and worked 12-hour shifts.
During the raid the Financial Administration services seized 14,126 million Marlboro cigarettes, 8,814 million Richmond cigarettes and 993,000 Lambert & Butler cigarettes. Also, 32,000 kilograms of raw tobacco, tools for crushing and cutting, a filling line and other components such as filters, tubes, adhesives, foils and packaging were confiscated. The total tax damage done is thought to amount to over EUR 6.2 million, reports The Slovak Spectator.