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Customs representatives report that an attempt was made to mask cigarettes in a truck stopped at the Lavoriškės roadside post on 5 February with construction materials transported in transit through Lithuania to the Russian region of Kaliningrad. And the next day, in a truck stopped in Medininkai, illegal smokers were hiding under food products that were also in transit.
Around 5 pm 30 minutes. A Russian national who arrived at the Lavoriškės roadside stand in a Mercedes Benz truck declared that he intended to transport construction materials through Lithuania to the Russian Kaliningrad region: gypsum and mineral wool. Customs officials decided to check the machine’s X-ray control system: it is no secret that construction materials, one of the most used shelter items by smugglers.
But an X-ray was not needed: already during the initial visual inspection, experienced officials noticed that only a small part of the semi-trailer consists of official cargo – bags of building materials. In another part, separated by chipboard, cigarette boxes were found.
Smoke was loaded whenever possible; Several cigarettes were also found in the cabin of the car (behind the bed, in the trunk), as well as in the additional trunk under the semi-trailer. According to rough estimates, an attempt was made to transport a total of 255 thousand trucks in this truck. Belarusian Fest, Minsk and NZ Gold cigarette packs.
Customs found even more illegal cigarettes after inspecting a second truck, also a Mercedes Benz, arrived at the Medininkai roadside post from Belarus around 6pm in the morning. This time, the smokers were in hiding when the rear of the semi-trailer was loaded with boxes of food in transit to Russia’s Kaliningrad region. But even in this case, the legal charge was just a cover for smuggling impressive-sized cigarettes – about 400,000 were found in the semitrailer. Fest cigarette pack.
The amount of smuggling arrests will be further clarified, but according to a preliminary estimate, more than half a million (655,000) were seized by officials. cigarette packs. Its total value with mandatory taxes is more than 2.2 million. euros.
Due to both smuggling cases, pre-trial investigations have been initiated at the MKT, led by prosecutors from the Vilnius Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
The driver of the tugboat arrested in Lavoriškės was released after preventive measures: a written commitment not to leave and the seizure of documents. Meanwhile, a Mercedes Benz driver, a Belarusian citizen, was arrested in Medininkai on February 7. He was detained for a month by decision of the Vilnius District Court.
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