670,000 contraband cigarettes of the Saint George brand labeled with Russian excise banderoles were arrested by Estonian tax and custom service officers earlier this month, reports Rustabak trade news agency.

The cigarettes had been wrapped in plastic and hidden in a tank wagon that arrived from Russia. More than two million smuggled Russian cigarettes have been disclosed and seized by the Estonian customs since the beginning of the year. Saint George is a popular base filter brand made by Gallaher Liggett-Ducat in Moscow. (vt)