After the inspection, it turned out that they hide a considerable amount of illegal cargo – as many as 40 boxes of contraband cigarettes. A total of 20 thousand were found. packs of cigarettes marked with excise marks of the Republic of Belarus.
According to preliminary data, the value of all found cigarettes, which are not marked with stamps of the standard set by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, is about 100 thousand. euros.
Taurage district VPK photo/Officers seized a cargo of contraband cigarettes
The Tauragė County Police tells about this arrest on their Facebook account.
June 4 at about 11:10 a.m., on the Kryžkalnis-Tauragė road, officers stopped a Toyota Avensis Verso car driven by 1994 for inspection. born male Although the situation did not seem exceptional at first, the officers’ attention was drawn to the large boxes stacked in the cabin and luggage compartment.
After the inspection, it turned out that they hide a considerable amount of illegal cargo – as many as 40 boxes of contraband cigarettes. A total of 20 thousand were found. packs of cigarettes marked with excise marks of the Republic of Belarus.
According to preliminary data, the value of all found cigarettes, which are not marked with stamps of the standard set by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, is about 100 thousand. euros.
The researchers do not rule out the version that this cargo could have entered Lithuania in a way that is already common these days – with the help of balloons. This assumption was strengthened by the condition of the discovered boxes: they were tied two in one bundle, carefully wrapped in film and prepared to be attached to the balloons.
A pre-trial investigation has been launched into the illegal possession of excise goods. The suspect faces a fine or imprisonment for up to eight years.
A car used for smuggling is also confiscated.
The researchers do not rule out the version that this cargo could have entered Lithuania in a way that is already common these days – with the help of balloons. This assumption was strengthened by the condition of the discovered boxes: they were tied two in one bundle, carefully wrapped in film and prepared to be attached to the balloons.
A pre-trial investigation has been launched into the illegal possession of excise goods. The suspect faces a fine or imprisonment for up to eight years. A car used for smuggling is also confiscated.
