Press Release: Illegal Cigarette Factory Raided

An illegal cigarette factory in Vilnius, capable of producing at least 1000 cigarettes a minute, has been raided and closed down in an operation mounted by Lithuanian Customs supported by OLAF. Six people were arrested at the factory, which was producing 3 brands of cigarettes for the illegal markets in the EU. As well as cigarette-making and packing machines, Lithuanian Customs seized large quantities of tobacco, paper and other materials used in the production of cigarettes.