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German firm suspected of illegal alcohol sales in Finland, avoiding €40m in taxes

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Finnish Customs suspects a German company has illegally sold alcohol to consumers in Finland without paying taxes to the Finnish state.

Based on preliminary investigation, the firm evaded nearly 40 million euros in excise duties and value-added taxes.

The transactions were mainly conducted via the company's webshop, with the alcohol products delivered to private addresses in Finland .

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