Smuggling by Rail
Bundles flew from a moving train that had crossed the European Union’s eastern border. Latvian investigators say they found a load of contraband.
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The train came to Daugavpils, in southeastern Latvia, from neighboring Belarus. Investigators say several bundles of cigarettes were thrown from the train while it was still moving. Officers seized 140,000 cigarettes bearing Belarusian tax stamps, the Latvian State Police said on November 6.
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