Crime

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Kalashnikov fugitive tells court he regrets pointing gun at police officers

Igoris Molotkovas, who sparked a massive manhunt operation in Vilnius last November after escaping police with a Kalashnikov, gave evidence…

9 years ago
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How Norway would have dealt with Kėdainiai tragedy

With the tragedy in Kėdainiai district, some Lithuanians are now asking how the Norwegian child welfare service, Barnevernet, would have…

9 years ago
  • Society

No active terrorist organisations in Lithuania, says report

There are no active terrorist organizations in Lithuania, according to the national money laundering and terrorist financing risk assessment report…

9 years ago
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International drug trafficking ring busted by Lithuanian, Norwegian police

Lithuanian and Norwegian officers have busted an international drug ring operating in both countries. [...]

9 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian investigators question director of National Land Service again

Officers of the Special Investigation Service in Vilnius have questioned the director of the National Land Service Daiva Gineikaitė again…

9 years ago
  • Society

Double family homicide prompts government to look into family programmes

After a tragic incident of domestic violence that left two children dead in central Lithuania, the government is setting up…

9 years ago
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Kaunas international community concerned after racist attack

Kumar Anubhav Tiwari from India, who is working as a lecturer at Kaunas University of Technology, says that while Lithuania…

9 years ago
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One arrested on suspicions of embezzling property of Ignalina NPP

The Special Investigation Service (STT) Panevėžys Department detained a person on suspicions of acting in a group of accomplices and…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania could cut black market, Europol says

Flourishing black market in Lithuania can be reduced with properly chosen and implemented digital solutions, experts claim. [...]

9 years ago
  • Society

Politicians blame alcohol after quadruple murder

After a quadruple murder in the town of Kražiai, western Lithuania, where a man stabbed four women to death, Lithuanian…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania signs Council of Europe’s convention against money laundering

The Ambassador of Lithuania to the Council of Europe, Laima Jurevičienė, and the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of…

9 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian parliament adopts amendments to prevent sexual offences against children

At its plenary sitting, the Seimas of Lithuania has adopted the amendments to the Law on Fundamentals of Protection of…

9 years ago
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Lithuanian police crack child pornography distribution network

In cooperation with foreign counterparts, Lithuania's police have busted a distribution network of pornography involving minors, with suspicions brought against…

9 years ago
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Kazakh citizen wanted by Interpol detained in Lithuania

Kazakh citizen Syrym Shalabayev was detained in Vilnius on Tuesday after more than two years of being wanted by the…

9 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian police seize 100kg of cocaine hidden in coal shipment from Colombia

Following an operation that lasted several years, officers from Kaunas County Police have detained a shipment of 100kg of cocaine…

9 years ago
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Lithuanian football player detained under Germany’s European arrest warrant

Lithuanian football players Tauras Grinius, representing the Rudupis Prienai club, was detained in Kaunas, Lithuania, on Monday night. [...]

9 years ago
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Lithuanian police offer help to Swedish law enforcement in murder case

Lithuania's police have offered their assistance to Swedish counterparts investigating the murder case of a Swedish teenager, in which two…

9 years ago
  • Politics

About 20 investigations opened into election violations in Lithuania

About 20 investigations have already been opened in Lithuania into violations reported during the elections to local governments, the Police…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

President Grybauskaitė conveys condolences over deadly shooting in Czech Republic

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has extended sincere condolences to Czech President Miloš Zeman over the deadly shooting in Uhersky Brod…

10 years ago
  • Society

Most Lithuanians concerned about cybercrime, survey shows

According to a Eurobarometer survey, 85 percent of internet users in the European Union believe that the risk of becoming…

10 years ago