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Belarusian busted in Lithuania with contraband in car with diplomatic plates
Lithuanian customs officers have detained a Belarusian citizen who tried to bring contraband goods into the country in a car with diplomatic car plates. […]
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Over half a million packs of cigarettes detained in Lithuanian port of Klaipeda
As part of an investigation into a suspected illegal scheme, a shipment of over half a million packs of cigarettes from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been detained in the Lithuanian port of Klaipėda, the Customs Criminal Service (CCS) said. […]
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Lithuania becoming home to illegal tobacco processors, officials warn
Four facilities used for illegal raw tobacco processing and cigarette production have been uncovered in Lithuania in a year, the daily Lietuvos Žinios reported on Tuesday. […]
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Illegal raw tobacco processing plants setting up in Lithuania – customs officials
The Lithuanian Customs Criminal Service (CCS) suspects that shadow raw tobacco processing plants are being set up in the country to supply illegal tobacco to factories across Europe. […]
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Lithuanian customs seize haul of contraband cigarettes on freight train from Belarus
Lithuanian customs officers have found around 400 boxes with Belarusian-made contraband cigarettes, worth around 620,000 euros, hidden in a shipment of wood pellets on a train from the neighboring country, […]
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EUR 1.5 mln haul of smuggled cigarettes seized in Lithuania
Lithuanian customs officials last weekend seized 500,000 packs of contraband cigarettes at the border with Belarus, the Customs Criminal Service said on Tuesday. […]
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Contraband cigarettes found in computers sent to UK from Lithuania
Lithuanian customs officers have checked a shipment of computers, destined for the UK in Vilnius, and found them filled with contraband cigarettes. […]
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Almost 80 kilos of hashish nabbed at Lithuania’s border with Poland
Lithuanian customs officials have seized almost 80 kilograms of hashish hidden in a car that was pulled over for a check at the border with Poland, the Customs Criminal Service said on Wednesday. […]
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Lithuanian man suspected of leading international drug trafficking group
A suspected leader of an international drug trafficking group was detained in Lithuania last week, the Customs Criminal Service said on Tuesday. […]
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Lithuanian customs officers nab 75 kilos of hashish
Lithuanian customs officers have seized a shipment of 75 kilograms of hashish in the eastern town of Zarasai, the Customs Criminal Service said. […]
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Lithuanian customs bust 600 kig of cocaine in port city
A shipment of more than 600 kg of cocaine was busted in the Lithuanian port city of Klaipėda, one of the biggest cases of drugs smuggling in Lithuania’s history, Klaipėda territorial customs said on Wednesday. […]
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Truck carrying 676 kg of hashish busted in Lithuania
Lithuanian customs officials have detained a truck en route from Spain, carrying 676 kg of hashish, the Customs Criminal Service said, noting this was the largest drugs shipment busted in the country this year. […]
Politics
Interior Ministry cancels competition for new financial crimes agency chief
Lithuania’s Interior Ministry has called off the competition for chief of the Financial Crimes Investigation Service. Minister Eimutis Misiunas said the step was taken with green light from the government about the need to revise the scheme of appointment and in preparation for restructuring of the institution. […]
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Lithuanian customs officers bust 154 kg of hashish
Lithuanian customs officers discovered 154 kg of hashish in a de luxe BMW cross-country on Tuesday, the Customs Criminal Service said. […]
Economy
Truck with EUR 1.4 mln worth of smuggling cigarettes busted in Lithuania
Lithuanian customs officers busted a Scania truck carrying 1.4 million euros worth of smuggled cigarettes in Kaunas in early hours of Wednesday. […]