Crime

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Lithuania’s 2017 crime rate up after criminalization of drunk driving – police chief

Lithuania's crime rate last year increased by 5,000, with the rise attributed to the introduction of criminal liability for drinking…

7 years ago
  • Society

Police bust international arms smuggling ring headed by Lithuanians

Nine Lithuanian nationals have been detained during an international operation in Lithuania on the suspicion of links with terrorism and…

8 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian customs nab €400,000 worth of drugs on Latvian border

Lithuanian customs officers found almost €400,000 worth of psychotropic tablets hidden in a car they stopped at the border with…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

€2.7m embezzlement suspected at Lithuanian credit union

Financial crime investigators suspect that €2.7 million could have been embezzled from the credit union Amber. One of its top…

8 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian police seize €3.5m of fake notes

The Lithuanian police have prevented almost counterfeit 50-euro notes, totalling €3.5 million, from entering circulation in the country and abroad.To…

8 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Vietnam to extradite sentenced businessman to Lithuania

Vietnam has agreed to hand over Sergey Rachinstein, a businessman sentenced for embezzlement and fraud, to Lithuania.To read this article,…

8 years ago
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German stolen cars most popular in Lithuania

Every fourth stolen car seized by Lithuanian officers comes from Germany.Over the first six months of this year the State…

8 years ago
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Domestic violence reports ‘grew several times’ over last 5 years in Lithuania

Lithuania adopted its law on domestic violence law five years ago and the number of reported cases of domestic abuse…

8 years ago
  • Society

70 percent of Vilnius taxis involved in €2 million fraud case

On Monday, 22 Vilnius taxi companies and 27 individuals were named in a case involving allegations of corruption among Vilnius'…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

€40m Spanish money laundering investigation backed by Lithuanian police

Lithuania’s Financial Crime Investigation Service is working with Spanish authorities investigating possible money laundering at the Industrial & Commercial Bank…

9 years ago
  • Society

Neighbour saves baby from drowning in well

A 19-year-old mother in south-west Lithuania almost killed her baby by throwing it in a well. A neighbour came in…

9 years ago
  • Society

Kaunas officers help France crack international truck theft ring

Kaunas police have helped their French counterparts crack an international network of truck thieves – the people are suspected of…

9 years ago
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Taxi driver killed in Estonia, suspects arrested in Lithuania

Two young men who stole a taxi driver’s Mercedes Benz in Estonia and are suspected of killing the taxi driver…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Court of Appeals to give verdict in Labour Party’s fraud case

The Lithuanian Court of Appeals is to hand down a ruling in the Labour Party's bookkeeping fraud case on Monday,…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Police seize cannabis shipment worth €4m

The Lithuanian police have seized 320 kilograms of hashish with a street value of up to €4 million after carrying…

9 years ago
  • Society

Businessman suspected of embezzling EU money arrested in Vietnam

Sergey Rachinstein, a businessman wanted by Lithuania on the suspicion of embezzling European Union (EU) funds, was detained in the…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Lithuanians among suspects in €20m bitcoin scam in Netherlands

Lithuanians are believed to be among 10 people detained by Dutch police in connection with the suspected use of the…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Illegal substandard poultry in Lithuanian supermarkets is old problem, minister says

Illegal poultry imports from Poland is an old problem that has not been dealt with properly, Lithuania's agriculture minister said…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanian police launch raids on illegal meat processing plants

The police and tax authorities have raided illegal meat processing plants across Lithuania in one of the biggest operations in…

9 years ago
  • Society

Vilnius considers plan to break up Roma town

Vilnius authorities are considering a plan to integrate the city's Roma population into the society. It involves breaking up the…

9 years ago