Latvian border guards seize drone and 15,000 smuggled cigarettes
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- Latvian border guards found a drone carrying 15,000 NZ Gold cigarettes in a forest in Demene parish.
- Authorities seized both the cigarettes and the drone and opened a criminal case on suspicion of large-scale smuggling.
Latvian border guards stopped an alleged tobacco-smuggling operation in Augšdaugava municipality after finding a drone in a forest in Demene parish.
The aircraft had a rectangular box attached beneath it. The box was wrapped in white polyethylene film and contained 15,000 NZ Gold cigarettes bearing Belarusian excise stamps.
Border guards seized the drone as part of a criminal investigation. Authorities opened proceedings under the section of Latvia’s Criminal Law covering smuggling on a significant scale. The offense can carry up to one year in prison, short-term imprisonment, probation supervision, community service or a fine, with or without confiscation of property.
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Originally published by Delfi Latvia in Latvian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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