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According to SBGS, border guards saw a 32-year-old resident of Alytus district and a year younger Rokiškė in a wooded area near the village of Katra.
Soon, officers detained the men and it was discovered that there were 2,000 in their four packages. “NZ Gold” cigarette packet with Belarusian excise stamps.
Near the place of detention there is a State Border Protection Zone, when entering it is necessary to have a special SBGS permit. Another permit is required to enter the Čepkeliai State Nature Reserve. The men did not have any of these permits.
Due to the smuggling, the border guards at the A. Barauskas firewall launched a pre-trial investigation. After interrogation, the detainees were released.
Detainees face fines ranging from 5.2 to 6,000 for transporting cigarettes. euros. Another fine, 40-90 euros, can result in entry to the restricted area.
Border guards also handed over the incident material to the reserve administration, which will decide how to punish unauthorized offenders.
This week, this is the second smuggler arrested in the Čepkeliai reserve; on Wednesday, border guards detained Šalčininkai district residents who carried the same number of cigarettes here.
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