{"id":554645,"date":"2026-06-26T17:28:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T14:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reform.news\/?p=554645"},"modified":"2026-06-26T17:35:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T14:35:17","slug":"large-shipment-of-cigarettes-and-medicines-seized-at-polish-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/large-shipment-of-cigarettes-and-medicines-seized-at-polish-border","title":{"rendered":"Large Shipment of Cigarettes and Medicines Seized at Polish Border"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>Polish customs officers have intercepted a large shipment of Belarusian cigarettes and medicines being smuggled into Poland.<\/p>\n<p>The illegal cargo was discovered in cardboard boxes during an inspection of a truck at the Bobrowniki border crossing on the Belarusian-Polish border. The vehicle was transporting postal shipments from Russia to the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>Customs officers seized nearly 20,000 packs of Belarusian cigarettes and almost 60 packages of medicines, including drugs used to treat infertility, cardiovascular diseases and insomnia. The total value of the smuggled goods exceeds 415,000 zlotys ($111,000).<\/p>\n<p>A criminal investigation has been opened. The truck driver, a 61-year-old Belarusian citizen, was questioned, according to the Tax Administration Chamber in Bia\u0142ystok.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_554634\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-554634\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-554634\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bc0cc6e8-c75c-459c-9c3a-b876f0e17031.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bc0cc6e8-c75c-459c-9c3a-b876f0e17031.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bc0cc6e8-c75c-459c-9c3a-b876f0e17031-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bc0cc6e8-c75c-459c-9c3a-b876f0e17031-1200x797.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bc0cc6e8-c75c-459c-9c3a-b876f0e17031-768x510.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bc0cc6e8-c75c-459c-9c3a-b876f0e17031-602x400.jpeg 602w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-554634\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: gov.pl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_554633\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-554633\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-554633\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cce5a329-facd-4df0-baa3-0c1e34b3e5d1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cce5a329-facd-4df0-baa3-0c1e34b3e5d1.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cce5a329-facd-4df0-baa3-0c1e34b3e5d1-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cce5a329-facd-4df0-baa3-0c1e34b3e5d1-1200x797.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cce5a329-facd-4df0-baa3-0c1e34b3e5d1-768x510.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cce5a329-facd-4df0-baa3-0c1e34b3e5d1-602x400.jpeg 602w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-554633\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: gov.pl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polish customs officers have intercepted a large shipment of Belarusian cigarettes and medicines being smuggled into Poland. The illegal cargo was discovered in cardboard boxes during an inspection of a truck at the Bobrowniki border crossing on the Belarusian-Polish border. The vehicle was transporting postal shipments from Russia to the European Union. 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