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November 26, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Lithuanian border guards seized \u20ac170,000 worth of cigarettes without excise duty stamps from a minivan driven by a Belarusian national, the country\u2019s State Border Guard Service reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vehicle was stopped in the Pasvalys district in northern Lithuania. Border guards called an ambulance for the 45-year-old driver after he began feeling unwell due to high blood pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian man has been detained and may face criminal charges. According to the Border Guard Service, the cigarettes appear to be counterfeit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, Lithuania has seized more than 4 million packs of smuggled cigarettes worth \u20ac21.3 million\u2014three times the total amount confiscated in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frequent flights by weather balloons carrying smuggled cigarettes from Belarus have forced the Vilnius International Airport to suspend operations on several occasions in the last few weeks, prompting the Lithuanian government to close the border between the two countries from October 29 to November 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lithuania intercepts drone with Belarusian cigarettes worth \u20ac4,000<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

November 26, Pozirk. Lithuanian border guards seized \u20ac170,000 worth of cigarettes without excise duty stamps from a minivan driven by a Belarusian national, the country\u2019s State Border Guard Service reported. The vehicle was stopped in the Pasvalys district in northern Lithuania. Border guards called an ambulance for the 45-year-old driver after he began feeling unwell […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":165804,"template":"","rubric":[21,15],"class_list":["post-165807","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-economy","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLithuanian border guards seize cigarettes from minivan driven by Belarusian | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"November 26, Pozirk. 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