{"id":185796,"date":"2026-04-30T17:52:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T14:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/185796\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T17:52:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T14:52:49","slug":"polish-court-sentences-belarusian-to-14-months-in-prison-for-cigarette-smuggling","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/185796\/","title":{"rendered":"Polish court sentences Belarusian to 14 months in prison for cigarette smuggling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

April 30, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>A court in Bia\u0142a Podlaska in eastern Poland has sentenced a citizen of Belarus to 14 months in prison for allegedly smuggling four million zlotys (nearly $1.1 million) worth of cigarettes from Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The man has also been ordered to pay a fine of 160,000 zlotys (around $44,000) and will have his truck confiscated, the local unit of the Polish Border Guard reported on April 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Customs and tax inspectors discovered the cigarettes at a road freight terminal in Koroszczyn near the Belarusian border while searching a truck that was carrying a shipment of sunflower husk pellets into Poland. The search revealed more than 220,000 packs of cigarettes bearing Belarusian excise stamps inside the pellet bags. The packs were all sealed in original factory cartons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In March 2025, a citizen of Belarus reportedly attempted to bring into Poland 5,800 packs of cigarettes lacking excise stamps. The contraband was also hidden among sunflower husk pellets, made in Kazakhstan, and found during a search in Koroszczyn. The illegal shipment was estimated at more than 100,000 zlotys (over $26,000). It was seized, and the Belarusian was charged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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