Seized huge quantities of pesticides in village of Halkidiki

In a village of Chalkidiki, seized the largest quantity of illegal pesticides by the competent service of the ministry of…
Rural Development. Already formed file in cooperation with the competent police authorities with information of the authorities responsible for combating smuggling and φοροκλοπής services. At the same time moves the procedure for the declaration of performance, a civil action on behalf of the Greek State at the expense of the circuit of trafficking.
The effective action of the control mechanisms has revealed the extent it has received the illegal movement of pesticides in the country, a phenomenon that is not limited only to the illegal importation from neighbouring countries pesticides for personal use by individual growers, but in the operation of criminal networks that smuggle huge quantities derived mainly from neighbouring countries, members and non-members of the European Union, to the detriment of producers, consumers and the national economy.
The pesticides that are the subject of smuggling, are usually preparations that have been withdrawn either as hazardous to the health of the consumer (e.x. carcinogenic), or as dangerous for the protection of the environment. It is worth noting that in most cases, the use of preparations of these is unprofitable for the producer, as well as often the composition is not guaranteed, or the product becomes non-tradable and non-exportable when it found that residues of illegal pesticides.
Another class of pesticide which is booming smuggling, relates to preparations which have been adopted for our country but the price in neighbouring countries is much lower. Here there is a distortion in the trade in which the ministry, with political will and planning is a priority.
The deputy minister of Rural Development & Food Marcos Μπόλαρης congratulated the director of the service and the staff, and reiterates the willingness of the ministry to effectively combat the smuggling of pesticides.