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On Friday evening, officers from the Pagėgiai border team of the State Border Guard Service (SBGS) in the Pasvalys district, on the Riga-Pasvalys-Panevėžys road, stopped the Audi A6 car for inspection. The 52-year-old resident of the Pasvalys district was driving the car from Latvia. He was accompanied by a 34-year-old resident of the same district.
After inspecting the car in its trunk and cabin, border guards found 8 cigarette boxes containing 4,000. unsealed Winston cigarette packs.
Continuing with the investigation, SBGS officials searched the houses and auxiliary premises of the detainees. During the same, a 30-liter plastic container with a liquid that emits the smell of alcohol was found among a neighbor of the Pasvalys district, and another 3 liters of 5 liters each with the same alleged illegal alcohol in the detained woman.
A pre-trial investigation has been launched at the Pagėgiai border team in relation to the illegal disposal of excise goods. There is a fine or prison of up to 8 years.
The driver and passenger of the Audi A6 were released after questioning and sent away with written promises not to leave.
The car, the seized cigarettes, the containers with colorless liquid are stored at the Pagėgiai border team of the SBGS.
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