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The Irish company that shipped the goods did not submit the appropriate export license form to the customs authorities during the export procedures in Lithuania. At the request of the customs authorities, this document was submitted late and the information contained in the license raised further suspicions on the part of officials.
An attempt was made to export the software to the United Arab Emirates, although Uzbekistan was identified as the final recipient in the declaration.
The fact that goods can be diverted to another country via the UAE has also been confirmed by the fact that its intermediate recipient in the UAE is the Free Economic Zone (EPZ). EU and Lithuanian customs are aware that trade takes place in FEZ territories and that the final recipient of the goods may change, directing the goods to those countries or regions that the international community recognizes as dangerous and that develop weapons of mass destruction. programs or support for terrorist groups.
Lithuanian Customs has launched an international investigation into this incident.
Last week, Delfi announced a study in which, together with the Belarusian People’s Court and the Belarusian Investigators Alliance, it was established that in 2018 Belarus exported a container to Saudi Arabia via the port of Klaipeda, which could be used to develop weapons. of mass destruction.
At that time, the Lithuanian Customs Department inspected the container, but did not overturn it. Read more here.
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