Most unusual means of smuggling cigarettes from Belarus (photo)
Hiding cigarettes under seats and in fuel tanks is a very primitive thing now.
Radio-controlled rafts and divers with boxes of Belarusian cigarettes are mainstream trends at the moment.
Illegal immigrants entering the EU from the territories of its eastern neighbors is a relatively small problem. Over 90% of illegal immigrants come from the Mediterranean. However, the contraband of cheap cigarettes usually comes from Eastern European states including Belarus.
Euroradio has made a list of the most interesting means of smuggling with the help of the Border Committee and Belarusian and Lithuanian mass media.
"Hiding contraband under the seats of your car is trivial as all cars have seats", - noted the press service of the Customs Committee.
Hiding cigarettes under a mattress is a very old means.
Three pairs of trousers and a child with cigarettes
Hiding contraband on your body is an old way of smuggling. It is usually used in winter. Sometimes people use their children for it. A woman who attached packs of cigarettes to her little child's legs with the help of sticky tape was detained once.
In haystacks
Haystacks in the villages situated near the border may be full of cigarette packs.
Photo by: VSAT
In footballs
A coach of one of Belarusian junior football teams tried to smuggle 500 pack of cigarettes to Poland in footballs a few years ago.
Radio-controlled raft
Using a raft loaded with cigarettes and directing it with the help of the GPS system is a more exquisite means of smuggling.
Photo by: gpk.gov.by
Underwater transportation of cigarettes
Screenshot from the STV website.
An underwater swimming expert tried to smuggle 10 boxes of Belarusian cigarettes but was caught...
