{"id":143253,"date":"2025-06-19T11:58:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T08:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/143253\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"belarusian-man-tried-to-smuggle-10-tons-of-tobacco-into-poland","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/143253\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarusian caught smuggling 10 tons of tobacco into Poland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>June 19, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Polish tax officials detained a Belarusian man who was transporting 10 tons of dried tobacco worth more than $2.4 million without Polish excise stamps, <em>TVP3 Bia\u0142ystok<\/em> reported yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident took place in Suwa\u0142ki, near the border with Lithuania and Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tobacco load was discovered during an inspection of a truck with Lithuanian license plates carrying glass wool. The goods were seized, but the manufacturer of the tobacco was not mentioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Polish authorities launched a criminal investigation. The fate of the driver remains unclear as he may be awaiting a court decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the same day, Lithuanian border guards intercepted two drones with Belarusian cigarettes worth \u20ac7,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the start of 2025, Vilnius has seized 27 drones smuggling cigarettes from Belarus.<\/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\/06\/lietuva-muitine-20250612-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lietuva-muitine-20250612-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lietuva-muitine-20250612-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lietuva-muitine-20250612-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lietuva-muitine-20250612-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lietuva-muitine-20250612-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lietuva-muitine-20250612.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Lithuanian customs officers crack down on cigarette \u201csmuggling caravan\u201d<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">June 12, Pozirk. Lithuanian customs officers two days ago seized nine vehicles described as a \u201csmuggling caravan\u201d transporting Belarusian cigarettes, the Lithuanian Customs reported. The incident took place at the \u0160al\u010dininkai-Bieniakoni border crossing after customs officers found hidden Belarusian cigarettes &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/142368\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 19, Pozirk. Polish tax officials detained a Belarusian man who was transporting 10 tons of dried tobacco worth more than $2.4 million without Polish excise stamps, TVP3 Bia\u0142ystok reported yesterday. The incident took place in Suwa\u0142ki, near the border with Lithuania and Belarus. 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