The mission of the Slovak Customs Administration is to ensure full control of the economic interests of the Slovak Republic and the EU, protect public health and security and fight illegal activities in international trade. The main tasks of the Customs Administration focus primarily on combating the illicit import, export and transit of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, precursors, and protected plants and animals, the smuggling of goods, especially those liable to excise duties, and customs and tax frauds. The Customs Administration is also responsible for monitoring and arresting persons suspected of customs crimes. In the framework of cooperation with Europol, the Customs Criminal Bureau has mainly supported the AWFs dealing with the production and smuggling of illegal tobacco and cigarettes, and drugs trafficking. The main achievements of the Customs Criminal Bureau in recent years include the disclosure and dismantling of large illegal cigarette factories and seizures of different sorts of drugs.