{"id":183906,"date":"2026-04-16T13:50:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/183906\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T13:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:50:08","slug":"polish-tax-officers-seize-belarusian-cigarettes-in-slaskie-voivodeship","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/183906\/","title":{"rendered":"Polish tax officers seize Belarusian cigarettes in \u015al\u0105skie Voivodeship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>April 16, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Polish tax officers seized nearly 6.4 million cigarettes in B\u0119dzin and Katowice, \u015al\u0105skie Voivodeship. Some packs bore Belarusian excise duty stamps, said the National Tax Administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It estimated the seizure at $1.8 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One suspect, a Polish citizen, has been banned from leaving the country. He may face up to seven years in prison, if convicted. <\/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\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Society<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Society<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Lithuania intercepts two rafts with smuggled Belarusian cigarettes<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">April 14, Pozirk. Lithuanian border guards found two rafts carrying contraband tobacco products in rivers along the border with Belarus on April 8 and 9, Lithuania&#039;s State Border Guard Service reports. One of the rafts carrying 480 packs of cigarettes &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/183555\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 16, Pozirk. Polish tax officers seized nearly 6.4 million cigarettes in B\u0119dzin and Katowice, \u015al\u0105skie Voivodeship. Some packs bore Belarusian excise duty stamps, said the National Tax Administration. It estimated the seizure at $1.8 million. One suspect, a Polish citizen, has been banned from leaving the country. 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