Topic: Smuggling

Contraband on rail Poland and Lithuania fight Belarusian smuggling: ‘State-owned enterprises may also be involved’

Poland and Lithuania are fighting cigarette smuggling on freight trains coming from their neighbour Belarus. The former seems to encounter a growing number of attempts…
Smuggling Russia reportedly smuggling grain into Kazakhstan after refusal to lower rail transit fees

Russia is reportedly smuggling millions of tonnes of grain into Kazakhstan, according to an investigation by Kazakh Railways (KTZ). Data from the agriculture ministry and…
Kazakhstan to extend grain import ban amid smuggling concerns

Kazakhstan is extending a ban on importing wheat by road and rail for another six months. The decision came into force in April this year…
LTG’s tighter rules against smuggling pay off, tens of wagons seized

LTG Cargo seized 30 wagons loaded with products from Lukoil, a Russian energy company. The cargo was captured before it entered the Russian exclave Kaliningrad.…
LTG Cargo tightens up rules to fight smuggling of sanctioned goods

LTG Cargo, the freight subsidiary of Lithuanian Railways, is introducing stricter regulations to prevent sanctioned cargo from illegally entering Lithuania, especially from Belarus. Since the…
Lithuanian customs seize tonnes of Belarusian sanctioned cargo and proceed to arrests

The Lithuanian Customs Criminal Service has been conducting an off-the-radar investigation on the possible smuggling of sanctioned fertilisers from Belarus. The authority says that it…
Research on possible drug chemicals transport Chengdu-Tilburg train

A police research has started to find out if there are illegal drug chemicals transported on the the daily New Silk Road connection between Chengdu…