Event 9168980b-87c7-4c63-96b6-ce4edd3300f1

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Border Country: Lithuania Country: Belarus

Source: https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2473648/lithuanian-...

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Event Time

11mo ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Lithuanian border guards discover smugglers’ tunnel on border with Belarus

Short Summary: Lithuania’s border guards discovered a 25-meter-smuggling tunnel on the Belarus border; official investigation opened.

Description

Lithuanian State Border Guard Service discovered a 25-meter-long underground tunnel on the border with Belarus, near the village of Paliečiai, believed to have been used for smuggling.

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Border guards from Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service (VSAT) have discovered a 25-meter-long underground tunnel on the border with Belarus, which may have been used for smuggling.

"As a pre-trial investigation has been opened, we are coordinating all the details with the Prosecutor’s Office. We will shortly publish a report with all the details," Mistutis said.

The tunnel was discovered near the village of Paliečiai, Giedrius Mistutis, an adviser to VSAT, confirmed to LRT.lt but refrained from providing more details.

The entire border with Belarus is covered by a surveillance system, including cameras at the site where the tunnel was discovered.

Related URLs

https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2473648/lithuanian-border-guards-discover-smugglers-tunnel-on-border-with-belarus

Source

https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2473648/lithuanian-border-guards-discover-smugglers-tunnel-on-border-with-belarus

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