Customs Officers Detained a Truck Full of Illegal Cigarettes Near Marijampole
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Customs Criminal Service officers on Monday evening seized one of the largest illegal cigarette shipments this year in the Marijampolė area. The seized truck was full of cigarettes - almost 800 boxes of cigarettes were transported under the guise of a shipment of industrial boilers. Officers suspect that these Winston cigarettes, although marked with Belarusian stamps, may have been counterfeited in a shady Latvian factory.
On Monday evening, officers of the Customs Criminal Service (MKT) detained a truck with almost 800 boxes of illegal cigarettes, which were disguised as a shipment of industrial boilers, in the Marijampolė area.
In Lithuania, Large Quantities of Smuggled Cigarettes Allegedly Manufactured in Latvia Were Detained
This is one of the largest shipments of illegal cigarettes intercepted in 2026, and it is noted that nearly 800 boxes of Winston Blue (396,000 packs) were transported under the guise of a batch of industrial boilers.
Customs Criminal Service officers detained one of the largest illegal cigarette shipments this year in the Marijampolė area on Monday evening (November 9). The detained truck was full of cigarettes - almost 800 boxes of cigarettes were transported under the guise of a shipment of industrial boilers.
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