Border defender officers intercepted a drone filled with illegal cigarettes in the Municipality of Krynka. There were about 400 parcels of Belarusian excise work inside. This is another case of utilizing unmanned smuggling machines on the east border this year.
Wednesday, officers Border Guard They found a drone filled with illegal cigarettes. in the municipality of Krynki (Podlaskie province).
A drone filled with illegal cigarettes was released present in the Municipality of Krynka. It contained about 400 packs of cigarettes with Belarusian excise duty. pic.twitter.com/oTqJ07t4sE
— Podlaski Branch SG (@podlaski_sg) November 5, 2025
Its interior was about 400 packs of cigarettes with a Belarusian excise duty. The device was stopped while flying close the border with Belarus.
More and more smuggling attempts. Intensification of services at the border with Belarus
According to the information provided by the Podlasie Border defender Branch, this is another case in fresh weeks of utilizing a drone to smuggle tobacco products. Since the beginning of the year, officers have already noted 18 specified incidents.
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More and more smugglers are reaching for modern technologies to bypass conventional forms of border control.
According to SG data, 2025 besides reported 118 smuggling attempts utilizing meteorological balloons. In full cigarettes of estimated value were revealed PLN 3.4 million. So far, officers have detained 29 people involved.
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