Polish border guards and police seize smuggled cigarettes carried by weather balloons. Joint operation by Nadbużański border guards and police targeted three separate locations.
Officials recovered twenty-one thousand packs of unstamped cigarettes ready for the market.
Estimated market value of seized cigarettes reached four hundred thirty-three thousand zloty. Authorities revealed smugglers used weather balloons to carry contraband across the border.
This unusual method alarmed border security teams while investigations by police continue. Officials increased precautions against similar smuggling attempts using balloons, promising continued vigilance.