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Authorities noted that the operation was conducted in cooperation with the National Tax Administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials seized more than four million cigarettes and 17 tons of tobacco, with an estimated value of \u20ac2.1 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Border guards also uncovered a cigarette drying and packaging line in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, and seized cigarette filters and paper in the Mazovian Voivodeship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Gda\u0144sk prosecutor\u2019s office has launched an investigation. All 12 suspects have been placed in pre-trial detention for three months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 31, Pozirk. Polish border guards said they had dismantled a cigarette-smuggling ring, arresting 10 Belarusians among a total of 12 suspects. The two other detainees include one Latvian and one Polish national. Authorities noted that the operation was conducted in cooperation with the National Tax Administration. 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