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Border guards could use X-ray machines to check cargo, while analytical tools can help assess risk factors and analyze passenger traffic flows, Delfi<\/em> reported citing the official\u2019s arguments against closing border crossings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Smuggling extends beyond border checkpoints, as criminals use drones and boats, often even throwing smuggled goods over the border fence, Vitkauskas noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Smuggling is just one of the “serious threats” that could force Lithuania to seal off its border with Belarus, the official said, noting the aggressive behavior of some Belarusian border guards along with the ongoing special services activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In August, Lithuania closed the \u0160umskas and Tvere\u010dius checkpoints at the border with Belarus, citing the lack of equipment for scanning truck trailers and security concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Lithuanian interior ministry later suggested closing two more crossings, Lavori\u0161k\u0117s and Raigardas, but Prime Minister Ingrida \u0160imonyt\u0117 said the government would not do so in the immediate future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In late August, interior ministers of Poland and the Baltic States agreed on criteria to close their borders with Belarus. These include an armed incident or other serious incidents threatening their national security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" November 21, Pozirk. Technology would be the most effective tool to combat smuggling on the Lithuanian-Belarusian border, said Vilmantas Vitkauskas who heads Lithuania’s National Crisis Management Center. Border guards could use X-ray machines to check cargo, while analytical tools can help assess risk factors and analyze passenger traffic flows, Delfi reported citing the official\u2019s arguments […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":50529,"template":"","rubric":[30],"class_list":["post-50536","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
November 21, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Technology would be the most effective tool to combat smuggling on the Lithuanian-Belarusian border, said Vilmantas Vitkauskas who heads Lithuania’s National Crisis Management Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n