Quarter of a tonne of undeclared baklava found at Swiss border

A Turkish national carrying 270kg of undeclared baklava and other pastries in a Swiss-registered vehicle has been intercepted at customs in Kreuzlingen, northeastern Switzerland. The man was fined. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The total value of the undeclared Turkish pastries was €2,540 (CHF2,335), the Federal Office of Customs and Border Protection (FOCB) said in a press release on Monday. According to the 44-year-old driver, the delivery was destined for an event in Switzerland. The man had to pay several hundred francs in unpaid VAT and customs duties, in addition to a fine. However, he was able to continue with the goods. Adapted from French by AI/ts How we work We select the most relevant news for an international audience and use automatic translation tools to translate them into English. A journalist then reviews the translation for clarity and accuracy before publication. Providing you with automatically translated news gives us the time to ...