Фото: strazgraniczna.pl
In Poland, two people have been detained for transporting cigarettes smuggled from Belarus using weather balloons.
Polish border guards from posts in Lipsk and Krynki discovered four batches of cigarettes that had arrived from Belarus by air balloons. In total, more than 20,000 packs of cigarettes were seized, with an estimated value of about 420,000 zlotys (116,000 dollars).
In addition, border guards in Kuźnica stopped a passenger car for inspection, where they found two more packages containing 2,500 packs of cigarettes and two GPS trackers. The value of these cigarettes is estimated at over 51,000 zlotys (14,000 dollars). The car was occupied by two Polish citizens, who were detained.