Lithuania’s Balloon Raids
Police in Lithuania have raided properties tied to suspected cigarette smuggling. Investigators are examining links across the border and a threat to civil aviation.

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Police detained five people and searched 16 properties in southern Lithuania on November 11 in an investigation into a suspected network smuggling cigarettes by weather balloon. The Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau announced the operation on November 12. It worked with the Kaunas Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
Police said …
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