Russian smugglers tried to sneak load into Poland at Yagodyn checkpoint . They were supposed to be shipped on to Germany on the way to the UK . Random check revealed some had been expertly tampered with by crooks . Some 'seemed incredibly light compared to others ' so fraud was uncovered . Twenty-five-thousand packets were concealed inside Twenty-seven tons of timber . Fifty-five of the tree trunks had been doctored and the ends replaced .
Russian smugglers tried to sneak load into Poland at Yagodyn checkpoint . They were supposed to be shipped on to Germany on the way to the UK . Random check revealed some had been expertly tampered with by crooks . Some 'seemed incredibly light compared to others ' so fraud was uncovered . Twenty-five-thousand packets were concealed inside 27 tons of timber . Fifty-five of the tree trunks had been doctored and the ends replaced .