{"id":210833,"date":"2026-11-06T18:14:18","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T15:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/210833\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T18:14:20","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T15:14:20","slug":"latvian-police-detain-belarusian-train-crew-over-cigarette-smuggling","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/210833\/","title":{"rendered":"Latvian police detain Belarusian train crew over cigarette smuggling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>November 6, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Latvian police have detained a Belarusian train driver and his assistant in Daugavpils on suspicion of cigarette smuggling, the police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The men are suspected of throwing several boxes of cigarettes from a moving train. Police seized 140,000 NZ Gold cigarettes bearing Belarusian excise stamps and opened a criminal case. The offense carries a prison sentence of up to 10 years.<\/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 arrests two suspected of smuggling cigarettes from Belarus by air<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">November 4, Pozirk. Lithuanian authorities arrested two Vilnius residents suspected of smuggling cigarettes from Belarus by balloons two days ago, the Lithuanian State Border Guards Service reports. While verifying information about the contraband smuggling by balloons, officers found 3,000 packs &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/news\/210508\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 6, Pozirk. Latvian police have detained a Belarusian train driver and his assistant in Daugavpils on suspicion of cigarette smuggling, the police said. The men are suspected of throwing several boxes of cigarettes from a moving train. Police seized 140,000 NZ Gold cigarettes bearing Belarusian excise stamps and opened a criminal case. 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