Belarusian border guards detained a large batch of smuggled cigarettes

November 22, Minsk /BelTA correspondent/. Belarusian border guards have seized a large batch of smuggled cigarettes. This was reported to BelTA by the press center of the State Border Committee. At the "Bigosovo-2" border crossing point, Polotsk border guards, together with customs officers, discovered fuel peat while inspecting one of the wagons of a freight train heading to Latvia. The driver lacked accompanying documents for this cargo. Upon closer inspection, tobacco products with Russian excise stamps were found in the peat briquette pellets. Approximately 250,000 packs of cigarettes were seized in total.-0-