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Crime & Justice

Eight Latvian and Lithuanian Citizens Arrested for Smuggling with Meteorological Balloons

Eight individuals, from Latvia and Lithuania, have been arrested for smuggling cigarettes using meteorological balloons in Latgale.

Feb 27 • 11:54 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Driver arrested while driving a truck loaded with smuggled cigarettes in the interior of SP

A 41-year-old man was arrested in Mirante do Paranapanema, SP, after being caught driving a truck filled with contraband cigarettes.

Feb 26 • 17:28 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

Contraband cigarettes found in the home and vehicles of a Kalvarija municipality resident

A significant quantity of contraband cigarettes was seized from a resident's property and vehicles in the Kalvarija municipality, prompting a criminal investigation.

Feb 26 • 08:25 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Driver arrested for smuggling after seizure of more than 50,000 cigarette packs on a highway in the interior of SP

A driver was arrested for transporting over 50,000 packs of contraband cigarettes on a highway in São Paulo.

Feb 25 • 21:50 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
National & Local

Drone Intervention Needed: Criminals' Drone Stuck in a Pine Tree

Lithuanian border officials recovered a drone loaded with 500 packs of cigarettes after it got stuck in a tree near the Belarus border.

Feb 25 • 11:25 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

Customs officials discovered smuggled cigarettes hidden in the walls and ceiling of a trailer

Customs officials in Lithuania uncovered 8,642 packs of contraband cigarettes hidden within a trailer's walls and ceiling during an inspection.

Feb 25 • 07:36 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Man is arrested by the Federal Police for selling contraband electronic cigarettes in Açailândia

A merchant in Açailândia was arrested for selling contraband electronic cigarettes as part of a federal operation targeting smuggling.

Feb 24 • 17:29 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

Contraband Cigarettes Found in a Man's Car in Telšiai District

A man was stopped by police in Telšiai, Lithuania, and found to have 3,000 packs of contraband cigarettes in his vehicle.

Feb 24 • 07:36 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Police seize medications, cigarettes, and tires without invoices with convoy on highway in the interior of SP

Police in São Paulo seized a convoy of vehicles transporting illegal goods from Paraguay, including medications, cigarettes, and electronic items.

Feb 21 • 20:37 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Trio arrested with more than 40,000 contraband cigarette packs and cosmetics from Paraguay

Three individuals were arrested in Santana da Ponte Pensa, São Paulo, for transporting over 40,000 contraband cigarette packs and cosmetics from Paraguay.

Feb 21 • 16:18 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
National & Local

Drone carrying cigarettes intercepted near the Belarusian border, three suspects detained

Lithuanian border guards intercepted a drone carrying illegal cigarettes near the Belarusian border and detained three suspects.

Feb 20 • 12:29 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
National & Local

A woman in Telšiai is suspected of selling homemade vodka, contraband cigarettes found

A woman in Telšiai, Lithuania, is under investigation for allegedly selling homemade vodka and was found with contraband cigarettes during a police search.

Feb 20 • 07:40 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

Authorities in Varėna, Šalčininkai, and Ignalina regions intercepted balloons carrying 13,500 packs of cigarettes

Lithuanian authorities intercepted packages containing illegal cigarettes transported by balloons from Belarus.

Feb 18 • 14:37 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

On Valentine's Day - contraband in tights

Authorities discovered contraband cigarettes and vodka concealed in a vehicle and on a person during a routine check on Valentine's Day.

Feb 18 • 11:18 UTC
🇪🇪 ERR
Crime & Justice

PPA: Fisherman discovered a balloon with contraband cigarettes on Lake Peipus

A fisherman discovered a balloon on the ice of Lake Peipus carrying contraband cigarettes, likely smuggled from Belarus.

Feb 17 • 15:30 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

PPA: fishermen discovered a balloon with contraband cigarettes on the ice of Lake Peipsi

A local fisherman discovered a balloon tied to boxes containing 30,000 contraband cigarettes on the ice of Lake Peipsi in Estonia.

Feb 17 • 15:13 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

Contraband cigarettes found in a stopped vehicle in Šilalė district

A woman was stopped by the police in the Šilalė district while driving a Hyundai ix35, where they discovered 2,500 packs of contraband cigarettes.

Feb 16 • 07:16 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

Border Guards Seize Cigarette Smuggling from Belarus Delivered by Balloon: Value – 0.5 Million Euros

Lithuanian border guards have intercepted a balloon-delivered shipment of contraband cigarettes from Belarus, valued at approximately 0.5 million euros.

Feb 13 • 08:14 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

Instead of passengers, the bus from Belarus carried contraband

A bus from Belarus, typically used for transporting passengers, was found to be carrying a significant amount of contraband cigarettes during a customs inspection in Lithuania.

Feb 13 • 07:53 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
Crime & Justice

Customs officials discovered cigarette hiding places set up in a Belarusian bus

Lithuanian customs officials discovered a significant amount of contraband cigarettes hidden within a bus arriving from Belarus.

Feb 13 • 07:52 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
National & Local

Border guards intercepted a shipment of contraband cigarettes delivered by balloon from Belarus

Lithuanian border guards have seized a significant contraband shipment of cigarettes that was delivered by air balloons from Belarus.

Feb 13 • 07:28 UTC
🇬🇷 To Vima
Crime & Justice

Carrots, Bags, Donkeys: How the Organization Communicated with Contraband Cigarettes

The Greek FBI dismantled a complex criminal organization involved in the illegal production and trafficking of cigarettes, arresting approximately 25 members who used coded language to communicate and avoided detection by law enforcement.

Feb 9 • 14:58 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
National & Local

Smuggling: More than 10 million cigarettes were seized in Ecuador in 2025, according to a report

In 2025, Ecuador seized over 10 million illicit cigarettes as part of a troubling trend in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Feb 8 • 22:00 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
Crime & Justice

Photos from the gang's 'fortress' with smuggled cigarettes: Security cameras recorded every corner

Photos reveal a stronghold used by a smuggling gang for distributing contraband cigarettes, captured on security cameras during a police operation.

Feb 7 • 12:27 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

Contraband balloon landed in the territory of the Maximos warehouse - employees tried to share its content

A contraband balloon, suspected to be carrying blocks of illegal cigarettes, landed at the Maxima logistics warehouse, prompting police intervention.

Feb 5 • 15:07 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

There Was No Lack of Fantasy, but the Hideouts Didn't Save Them

Customs officials discovered 1,340 smuggled cigarettes hidden in specially designed compartments of a car driven by a Belarusian citizen at a checkpoint in Šalčininkai, emphasizing the risks of even small-scale smuggling.

Feb 5 • 10:09 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

Four men caught near a landed balloon with smuggled cigarettes in Ukmerge district

Four suspects were apprehended in Ukmerge district after police discovered a hot air balloon carrying approximately six thousand packs of contraband cigarettes marked with Belarusian tax stamps.

Feb 2 • 13:15 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
Crime & Justice

Dismantling of two smuggling rings for illegal cigarettes in Athens and Thessaloniki with 14 arrests

Authorities have dismantled two smuggling rings operating in Athens and Thessaloniki, resulting in 14 arrests and the seizure of contraband cigarettes.

Jan 16 • 11:20 UTC

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