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On Wednesday on the Radiškis – Rokiškis highway, officers from the SBGS Pagėgiai border team stopped the VW Passat car with Lithuanian numbers for inspection. The 50-year-old district resident was driving the car to Rokiškis. Border guards already had information that the illegal cargo could be transported by car.
SBGS officials found 11,000 people in the trunk and cabin. NZ pack of 500 “NZ Gold” cigarettes with Belarusian stamps. The value of such cargo in Lithuania with taxes is approximately 38 thousand. euros
A pre-trial investigation was initiated at the Pagėgiai Border Team regarding the illegal removal of property subject to excise duty. For this, the driver of a VW Passat faces a fine or prison of up to eight years.
A resident of the Rokiškis district was detained. After the interrogation, the man was released into pretrial detention with a written commitment not to leave.
The smuggled car and cigarettes are stored at the Pagėgiai border team.
VSAT inform.
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