US EditionPoland Charges Five Men for Smuggling Cigarettes From Belarus with Balloons
Authorities seized nearly 1.75 million cigarettes and 2 million zloty in unpaid taxes from a smuggling ring using GPS-tracked balloons, disrupting air traffic in Podlaskie.
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Poland charges five men for smuggling cigarettes from Belarus with balloons
Keep our news free from ads and paywalls by making a donation to support our work! Notes from Poland is run by a small editorial team and is published by an independent, non-profit foundation that is funded through donations from our readers. We cannot do what we do without your support. Polish prosecutors have charged five people for smuggling cigarettes from Belarus to Poland using weather balloons. They say that the gang’s actions, as well as…
The smuggling of cigarettes from Belarus was carried out using meteorological balls.
Arrivals of balloons carrying contraband from Belarus to Poland have become more frequent. Previously, such arrivals caused a crisis in relations between Belarus and Lithuania.
In Poland, a group of five people believed to be involved in smuggling cigarettes from Belarus using weather probes has been detained.
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