Customs officers removed cigarettes from cement smuggling coffins for almost 2 weeks



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The Daf cargo truck driven by a Belarusian citizen arrived at the Medininkai roadside post on October 21. The driver of the machine has stated that he is transporting the load of cement blocks to a Lithuanian company dedicated to logistics services, reports MKT.

However, customs officials found the suspicious route and Daf decided to check the X-ray control system. It soon became clear that all the blocks were hollow and that Belarusian cigarettes NZ Gold and Fest were in the hiding places.

The shipment was detained and a pre-trial investigation into this smuggling was launched by the Vilnius Section of the Criminal Customs Service (CCS), led by the Vilnius Regional Prosecutor’s Office. The tractor driver was placed in preventive custody to periodically register with the police.

Due to the large number of smuggled detainees and complex demolition works, the dismantling of all the blocks took some time. So, only in these days it turned out that in total the truck transported more than 60 thousand. smoking packages, the value of which is about 180 thousand. euros.

Another large shipment of cigarettes was smuggled on October 25 by customs officials at the Šalčininkai roadside post, who found cigarettes among a shipment of furniture transported from Ukraine.

Later, a Ukrainian national who arrived at the Šalčininkai roadside stand with a Renault Master shipment declared that he was transporting furniture cargo to Klaipėda. However, customs officials did not need a detailed inspection to ensure that the driver was also carrying a secret cargo; as soon as the side awning was raised, a cigarette box was also found among the furniture. By the way, it was full of smoke in the furniture itself, hidden in its upholstery.

Photo of MKT / Cigarettes in furniture load

Photo of MKT / Cigarettes in furniture load

A total of 15,000 packages of Minsk cigarettes were found, the value of which is about 48 thousand. euros.

A pre-trial investigation into smuggling has been launched, led by the Vilnius Regional Public Prosecutor’s Office, in the Vilnius Section of the Criminal Customs Service and in connection with this smuggling case. The driver of the car was detained for two months by decision of the Vilnius District Court.



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