Balloon with contraband Belarusian cigarettes falls at Vilnius airport
September 29, Pozirk. A small, uncontrolled balloon carrying contraband Belarusian cigarettes fell in the territory of the Vilnius Airport, lrt.lt reported.
Lithuanian MP Dainius Gaižauskas said on Facebook that the weather balloon carried a 20-kg load.
It turns out that hundreds of balloons have been smuggling cargoes from Belarus to Lithuania for a year, he said. One balloon can carry about 1,000 cigarette packs, he added.
Vilnius police spokesperson Loreta Kairienė told BNS that, according to preliminary information, a hot air balloon burst over the airport and a box fell onto the territory. It was wrapped in black packaging covering Minsk cigarette packs.
Lithuania seizes €10m worth of smuggled cigarettes in H1
September 6, Pozirk. Lithuanian customs officers seized 6.9 million packs of smuggled cigarettes worth more than €9.7 million, including mandatory taxes, in January–June. According to the service, officers opened 32 investigations into smuggling. The Russian border accounted for 77 percent …
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