{"id":192033,"date":"2026-06-16T13:26:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T10:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/192033\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T13:27:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T10:27:28","slug":"lithuania-reports-seizing-22-drones-carrying-belarusian-cigarettes-this-year","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/192033\/","title":{"rendered":"Lithuania reports seizing 22 drones carrying Belarusian cigarettes this year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>June 16, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Lithuanian border guards have intercepted 22 drones carrying smuggled Belarusian cigarettes since the beginning of 2026, according to Lithuania\u2019s State Border Guard Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest incident occurred on June 14 in the \u0160al\u010dininkai district, with a small object detected by a video surveillance system near the village of Daugidonys. The object was downed with the help of anti-drone equipment and later found in the fields near the village of Dzimatrai. A homemade aircraft equipped with a GPS transmitter had a package wrapped in transparent plastic film attached to it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The drone was transporting 200 packs of NZ Gold cigarettes featuring Belarusian excise stamps. Their value, including mandatory Lithuanian taxes, was estimated at \u20ac1,102.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An administrative case has been opened for \u201cthe acquisition and transportation of excisable goods in violation of established procedures.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the border service, Lithuanian officers have intercepted 59 smuggling drones arriving from Belarus in 2025 and 54 in 2024.<\/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\/06\/vozd_trev_litva_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/vozd_trev_litva_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/vozd_trev_litva_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/vozd_trev_litva_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/vozd_trev_litva_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/vozd_trev_litva_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/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\">Security, Society<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Air raid alert in Lithuania\u2019s Vilnius county near Belarus border<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">June 13, Pozirk. 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