It is one of Poland’s largest anti-drug operations in recent years.
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Poland charges five men for smuggling cigarettes from Belarus with balloons
Prosecutors say that the gang’s actions helped support Russia’s aggression against Ukraine by providing income to Belarus.
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Cigarette smugglers turn to balloons amid Poland-Belarus border clampdown
One of the side effects of the migration crisis on the Belarus border has been a major decline in the number of cigarettes being smuggled into Poland.
