Searches were conducted simultaneously at multiple locations. The State Police carried out 26 searches in Riga, discovering warehouses containing cigarettes and detaining 7 individuals, including 6 Latvian and 1 Russian national. Meanwhile, the State Border Guard carried out 8 searches in Ludza, Rēzekne and Daugavpils, detaining 25 Ukrainian nationals at the Ludza factory, where counterfeit cigarettes were being manufactured under… Read More
Latvian authorities dismantle massive illegal cigarette factory
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