Vilnius airport was closed all night due to balloons loaded with smuggled cigarettes from Belarus.
A total of 13 smuggled balloons flew towards Vilnius airport at around 2 a.m., Delfi reports, citing the country’s national crisis management center.
The newspaper details that flights resumed only at 6:30 a.m.
The restrictions affected 9 flights and 900 passengers.
It is reported that several dozen balloons were launched from Belarus to Lithuania. 5 of them were found, and about 7,000 packs of smuggled cigarettes were seized.
Lithuania temporarily closed two border checkpoints with Belarus, but reopened them in the morning.
