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Lithuanian man suspected of leading international drug trafficking group

January 23, 2018 BNS 0

A suspected leader of an international drug trafficking group was detained in Lithuania last week, the Customs Criminal Service said on Tuesday. […]

Smuggled cigarettes account for 19.6% of Lithuania’s market

January 18, 2018 BNS 0

The 2017 growth of the amount of illicit tobacco products in Lithuania was the biggest over the past five years, with smuggled cigarettes accounting for nearly a fifth of the cigarette consumption level, according to an empty pack survey carried out by Nielsen. […]

Another huge haul of smuggled cigarettes seized in Lithuania

July 18, 2017 BNS EN 0

Another huge haul of smuggled cigarettes, worth 1.3 million euros, has been seized in Lithuania, the customs service said on Tuesday. […]

Police bust international arms smuggling ring headed by Lithuanians

September 5, 2016 BNS 0

Nine Lithuanian nationals have been detained during an international operation in Lithuania on the suspicion of links with terrorism and arms smuggling, in addition to another 15 Lithuanians busted in Spain. […]

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

August 4, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuanian customs officers found almost €400,000 worth of psychotropic tablets hidden in a car they stopped at the border with Latvia last weekend, the Customs Criminal Service said on Thursday.

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Old coins found inside a book. Photo: Customs Department

Lithuanian customs discover 16th century coins hidden in horror story book

March 17, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuanian customs officers discovered old silver coins hidden in a book of horror stories, the Customs Department said on Thursday. […]

Ton of illegal tobacco seized from van on Polish border

February 26, 2016 BNS 0

On Thursday, officers of the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service detained a Polish citizen who had more than a ton of raw tobacco aboard his Peugeot Boxer minivan en route from Lithuania. […]

Four out of five illegal cigarettes in Lithuania from Belarus

February 25, 2016 LT Daily 0

Four out of five packets of smuggled cigarettes in Lithuania come from Belarus, according to a survey of used packets conducted at the end of last year by Nielsen. […]

Police seize cannabis shipment worth €4m

January 29, 2016 LT Daily 0

The Lithuanian police have seized 320 kilograms of hashish with a street value of up to €4 million after carrying out an operation in Klaipėda. […]

Lithuanian customs seized €30m worth of smuggled goods last year

January 25, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuanian customs officers seized smuggled items worth over €30 million last year, according to preliminary data. […]

Lithuania could cut black market, Europol says

November 6, 2015 ELTA EN 0

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

Lithuania’s illicit tobacco market 2nd biggest in Europe

June 8, 2015 BNS 0

Illicit cigarettes last year accounted for 28.3 percent of Lithuania’s market of tobacco products, the second highest rate in Europe after Latvia’s, according to the latest study by the international audit, tax and consulting company KPMG. […]

Latvia becomes major country of origin for tobacco smuggling into Lithuania

April 10, 2015 BNS 0

Continued flows of cigarettes smuggling into Lithuania have highlighted a new tendency – increasing amounts of tobacco enter the country from the European Union’s (EU) member-state Latvia rather than the Russian Kaliningrad region or Belarus, as the case was before, the Lietuvos Žinios daily said. […]