In 2014, Lithuanian Customs pulled contraband cigarettes from funeral wreaths, potato sacks
According to preliminary data, in 2014 the officers of the Lithuanian Customs seized smuggled and illegally carried goods worth over EUR 15 million. The amount of prevented damage to the state exceeds EUR 10 million euros, the Lithuanian Customs said in a report, cites LETA/ELTA.
Tobacco products remained last year the most popular smuggled commodity. Last year, the customs officers seized 16 million packages of cigarettes and 3 tons of tobacco worth EUR 13 million. The amount of tobacco seized in 2013 was similar: 117 million pcs. of cigarettes and 1.6 tons of tobacco.
http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/transport/?doc=101253
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