Defence
Lithuanian army hands over 500,000 munitions to police
The Lithuanian army‘s Logistics Board handed over about 500,000 munitions for automatic weapons to the police at an arsenal in Linkaičiai on Thursday. […]
Police
Defence
Lithuania’s chief of defence: Five lessons to be learned from conflict in Ukraine
After the State Defence Council decided that conscription of 19-26-year-olds should be reintroduced for a 5-year period and as the Seimas is preparing to consider the issue, Chief of Defence Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas says Lithuania has learned five lessons from the conflict in Ukraine. […]
Society
Lithuanians do not buy more weapons due to geopolitical tensions
The war on Ukraine and the increasingly frequent reports about the possibility of Russian aggression in the Baltic states has not led to mass purchase of firearms by Lithuanians, the growth remains stable and in accordance to the tendencies of the past years, the Lietuvos Žinios daily reports. […]
Society
Russian criminal boss gets residence permit in Lithuania
Akhmed Yevloyev, a high-ranking Russian criminal known as a “vor v zakone,” or “thief in law”, has been issued with a residence permit by the Migration Board of the Vilnius County Police Headquarters, a spokesman for Lithuanian Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis confirmed to BNS on Saturday. […]
Economy
Society
Growing trust in police brings Lithuania closer to Western Europe, sociologists say
The growing trust in the police in Lithuania is bringing the country closer to Western Europe where the police is a highly-trusted institution, sociologists say. […]
Economy
Counterfeit euros made outside Lithuania, interior minister says
After Lithuania joined the euro area on 1 January 2015, about 20 counterfeit euro notes have been discovered in the market, says Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis, adding that the number of suspected forgeries is considerably higher, but they are made outside Lithuania. […]
Politics
Lithuanian parliament committee to discuss anti-terrorism measures
The Seimas Committee on National Security and Defence is going to convene on Wednesday to discuss preparations to combat terrorism. […]
Economy
Lithuanian police open 30 investigations into euro counterfeits
Over the first week of this year, the Lithuanian police opened about 30 pre-trial investigations in relation to counterfeit euros. […]
Society
First counterfeit notes discovered in Lithuania within less than a week in euro zone
Although Lithuania has been using the euro for less than a week, the police have already reported euro forgery cases. […]
Society
40 Lithuanians detained during five-day international operation in the Netherlands
In cooperation with colleagues from other countries, Lithuanian police officers detained 40 Lithuanians during a five-day operation in the Netherlands, the Lithuanian Police Department said on Wednesday. […]
Defence
Politics
Linas Pernavas appointed Lithuania’s police chief
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Monday appointed Linas Pernavas as chief of the country’s police. He so far served as chief police commissioner for Kaunas County. […]
Economy
Second shipment of euro banknotes delivered to Lithuania
The second shipment of euro banknotes was delivered to Lithuania on Wednesday. […]
Society
Lithuanians buy more weapons
The number of firearms bought in Lithuania for self-defence has grown after the start of war in Ukraine. […]
Society
Lithuanian police bust international group that plundered corporate funds
The Lithuanian police has busted an international group that was engaged in large-scale plundering of property of big companies across Europe, the Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau said. […]
Society
Swiss citizen detained in Vilnius for demonstration of Soviet symbols
A citizen of Switzerland was detained in Vilnius on Wednesday night for wearing clothes with Soviet symbols, the Police Department said on Thursday. […]
Society
33 people arrested in Lithuania as part of international crackdown on organized crime
Lithuanian law enforcement officers have detained 33 people as part of an international crackdown on organized crime. […]
Society
Lithuania’s most wanted criminal detained in Russia
One of the most wanted criminals in Lithuania, Romas Zamolskis, 44, has been detained in Russia, Lithuania’s police said on Wednesday. […]
Society
Two Latvians detained in Lithuania following police shoot-out
Two Latvians were detained in Lithuania’s Rokiškis District near the Lithuanian-Latvian border on Sunday night after local police fired several shots to stop their vehicle. Nobody was injured in the incident. The Latvians are suspected of having injured a teenage cyclist, 15, in a hit-and-run. […]