{"id":171058,"date":"2026-01-09T15:42:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T12:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/171058\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"polish-border-guards-reports-four-seizures-of-cigarettes-flown-in-from-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/171058\/","title":{"rendered":"Polish Border Guard reports four seizures of cigarettes flown in from Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sigarety_strazh_graniczna.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sigarety_strazh_graniczna.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sigarety_strazh_graniczna-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sigarety_strazh_graniczna-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sigarety_strazh_graniczna-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sigarety_strazh_graniczna-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Polish Border Guard)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January<\/strong><strong> 9, <em>Pozirk<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong> The Polish Border Guard reported the seizure of four batches of cigarettes smuggled by air from Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two were delivered by unmanned aerial vehicles and two by weather balloons. Their total cost is estimated at more than $3,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2025, Polish border guards spotted at least 185 overflights by balloons carrying smuggled cigarettes.<\/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\/2026\/01\/sigarety_sogg_09_01_2026-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sigarety_sogg_09_01_2026-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sigarety_sogg_09_01_2026-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sigarety_sogg_09_01_2026-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sigarety_sogg_09_01_2026-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sigarety_sogg_09_01_2026.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Contraband cigarette seizures in Lithuania tripled in 2025 \u2013 border guards<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">January 9, Pozirk. In 2025, Lithuanian border guards detected 917 cases of smuggling and illegal transportation of goods, 911 of which involved cigarettes, up from 637 incidents in 2024, the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service reports. Cigarette seizures surged to &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/171049\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 9, Pozirk. The Polish Border Guard reported the seizure of four batches of cigarettes smuggled by air from Belarus. Two were delivered by unmanned aerial vehicles and two by weather balloons. Their total cost is estimated at more than $3,000. 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