{"id":175914,"date":"2026-02-16T21:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T18:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/175914\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"poland-to-put-33-suspected-belarus-cigarette-smugglers-on-trial","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/175914\/","title":{"rendered":"Poland to put 33 suspected Belarus cigarette smugglers on trial"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>February 16, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> A court in Siedlce, Poland, has received a criminal case against 33 people accused of smuggling nearly 30 million packs of cigarettes from Belarus though road and rail checkpoints, Poland\u2019s National Prosecutor\u2019s Office reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investigators estimated the damage to the Polish budget at about $140.3 million.<\/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\/10\/dron_sigarety_sogg_litvy_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/dron_sigarety_sogg_litvy_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/dron_sigarety_sogg_litvy_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/dron_sigarety_sogg_litvy_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/dron_sigarety_sogg_litvy_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/dron_sigarety_sogg_litvy_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" 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 seizing 45 balloon shipments of Belarusian cigarettes this year<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">February 13, Pozirk. Lithuanian border guards have intercepted 45 balloon-borne shipments of Belarusian-made cigarettes worth around 540,000 euros in total since the beginning of 2026, including 29 in January and 16 this month, Lithuania\u2019s State Border Guard Service reported on &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/175549\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 16, Pozirk. A court in Siedlce, Poland, has received a criminal case against 33 people accused of smuggling nearly 30 million packs of cigarettes from Belarus though road and rail checkpoints, Poland\u2019s National Prosecutor\u2019s Office reported. 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