At a customs checkpoint, authorities discovered undeclared ...

24 October 2025, Time unknown

Lipcani, Briceni District

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At a customs checkpoint, authorities discovered undeclared cigarettes and searched six suspects, aged between 21 and 53, who were involved in a large-scale cigarette smuggling operation. During the raids, they seized a substantial cache of weapons and ammunition, as well as another large consignment of smuggled cigarettes.

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Type of incident:	Criminal context
Type of weapon:	Multiple types of SALW
Type of posession:	Illegal
Perpetrator-Victim Relationship:	Other
Result of the incident :	Perpetrator(s) known and caught
Micro location:	Home, apartment, yard