Moscow customs seizes 6.7M packs of smuggled Belarusian cigarettes worth $11.5M

Russian customs discovered 6.7 million packs of cigarettes illegally imported from Belarus, valued at 1 billion rubles (~$11.5M). The seizure exposes smuggling networks exploiting the Russia-Belarus border, highlighting ongoing illicit trade despite the Union State framework. The incident underscores enforcement gaps and potential revenue losses for Russian authorities.