{"id":129701,"date":"2025-03-12T14:26:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T11:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/129701\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"belarusian-charged-with-smuggling-car-parts-from-lithuania-poland","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/129701\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarusian charged with smuggling car parts from Lithuania, Poland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>March 12, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Investigators from the Hrodna region&#8217;s Voranava have charged a 41-year-old Belarusian with smuggling, claiming that he transported more than 1,000 car spare parts from Poland and Lithuania worth about 500,000 rubels ($157,400) without paying customs duties, the State Customs Committee&#8217;s press office reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities accuse the man of setting up &#8220;a criminal scheme for the import and resale of car parts in Belarus and Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The goods were reportedly distributed in small batches among people, who entered Belarus from the European Union. In this way, each batch did not exceed the authorized limits in quantity and value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The suspect may face up to three years in prison if convicted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2636-354x236.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2636-354x236.jpeg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2636-734x490.jpeg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2636-178x118.jpeg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2636-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2636.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Economy<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Society<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Economy, Society<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Lithuania reports a surge in cigarette smuggling from Belarus<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">February 28, Pozirk. 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