I like those guys, always find new way how to play hide and seek game

I have to say I thought it was a pretty ingenious idea to hollow out the logs like that...not good enough to fool the customs guys though.

I hope they reused the logs

I gotta give them credit for trying, but the more i think about this methode, the more stupid it seems. I'm far from a trained customs officer, but if i saw logs with that clearly indicated circle on the bottom, i would raise my eyebrow. Another aspect, is why would anyone import logs? This is a huge gray area tho, as there are many variables. The tree itself might be rare. The region/country might be a dry place with little or now vegetative growth, etc etc. But lets say it was on it's way into a country like canada, usa, most european countries, and such as, i would be suspicious just for the fact that wood would be easy to obtain locally.

now imagine the amount of honest work they could have gotten done while hollowing out these logs

with love, from Romania :-D

what a wonderful trees! Where i can buy seedlings?

#4
Wood import/export business is pretty large all around the world (maybe US is an exception). It's not about wheter there is or isn't wood around. It's more about who sells the cheapest and the right quality and quantity.

#6 that's Moldavia, logs are coming from Ukraine.

that was not smuggling it was more of good packing, you don't want these cigarettes damaged

"Excuse me sir, would you mind showing me the contents of your trunk?"

#4 I think they put the cigarettes on the ground and then let the tree grow around them.