Serbia customs officers among 17 arrested in corruption case
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Serbian police say they have arrested 16 customs officers and a businessman over alleged corruption.
Police said in a statement on Monday that the suspects enabled local companies to import goods without paying taxes which cost the state around 11.5 million euros ($12.5 million).
Police say the accused customs officers accepted fraudulent documentation and cleared the goods of taxes as if they had been intended for embassies and foreign organizations in the Balkan country.
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The goods included cigarettes, perfumes and various other products that are normally highly taxed, and which were later sold on the black market.