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However, customs officials, finding the loading route strange, decided to inspect the machine. Then it became clear that the peat (which had only two pallets at the rear of the tractor semitrailer) was just a lid for a large shipment of cigarettes.
Authorities found a total of 1,100 boxes (550,000 packages) from Belarusian smokers NZ Gold, Minsk Superslims and Queen Menthol. The total value of the cigarettes seized with taxes payable: up to 1.87 million. euros.
The truck driver was detained for two days and a pre-trial investigation for smuggling was launched at the Vilnius branch of the Criminal Customs Service (CCS), led by the Vilnius Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
November 10 According to the decision of the Vilnius District Court, a Belarusian citizen driving a truck was detained for three months. He faces a fine or a prison sentence of up to eight years.
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