A local resident was caught by border guards in the Alytus district transporting 1,500 packs of Belarusian cigarettes by car. Almost twice as many illegal cigarettes were found during searches at the Alytus resident’s home. The man has been detained, facing a fine or imprisonment for up to four years. Read more Artists from Prienai…
According to the latest empty pack survey data, the issue of illegal tobacco use and trade, smuggling remains very acute in Lithuania – the illegal market accounts for as much as 23%….
Modern tracking and communication jamming equipment found in the forest area. Suspects detained for three months by court order.
Legal tobacco consumption in Lithuania last year, compared to 2024, decreased by 4.6% and amounted to 1123 cigarettes per person over 15 years old.
In the Švenčionys district, border guards pulled from the water a smugglers’ “raft” brought down the Neris River from Belarus, carrying a cargo of cigarettes worth more than 12 thousand euros, they say…
