{"id":55746,"date":"2023-12-15T15:24:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T12:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=55746"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"lithuania-seizes-smuggled-belarusian-cigarettes-worth-e1-1-million-in-a-day","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/55746\/","title":{"rendered":"Lithuania seizes smuggled Belarusian cigarettes worth \u20ac1.1 million in a day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"744\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kontrabanda-744-15.12.2023.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kontrabanda-744-15.12.2023.jpg 744w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kontrabanda-744-15.12.2023-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Lithuania&#039;s customs service)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>December 15, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> On December 8, Lithuanian customs officers seized smuggled Belarusian cigarettes worth \u20ac1.1 million at the \u0160al\u010dininkai-Bieniakoni border crossing, the Lithuanian customs reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About 400 boxes worth about \u20ac916,000 were found in the stash of a Netherlands-bound cargo truck. Later, customs officers discovered 92 boxes worth \u20ac195,000 in another truck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lithuanian authorities have opened a pre-trial investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Antanas Montvydas of Lithuania&#8217;s State Border Guard Service said earlier that high demand in the European Union and Belarusian authorities\u2019 support for smuggling were the chief factors contributing to the unabated flow of illegal cigarettes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 15, Pozirk. On December 8, Lithuanian customs officers seized smuggled Belarusian cigarettes worth \u20ac1.1 million at the \u0160al\u010dininkai-Bieniakoni border crossing, the Lithuanian customs reports. About 400 boxes worth about \u20ac916,000 were found in the stash of a Netherlands-bound cargo truck. Later, customs officers discovered 92 boxes worth \u20ac195,000 in another truck. 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