Cigarette-smuggling balloons force closure of Lithuanian airport

Re:Cigarette-smuggling balloons force closure of Lithuanian ... by Tade0 on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @11:45AM (#45670890)

I recall a friend of mine smoking cigarettes smuggled from Belarus back in 2006 costing 2,30PLN a pack, so less than €0,60 at the time.

Considering how light the product was, that translated to ~€20 per kilogram, with about 20% of this figure being the cost of third rate tobacco stuffed into those cigarettes.

The smell was distinctly foul, but he was happy with the bargain he got on them.

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Re:Cigarette-smuggling balloons force closure of Lithuanian ... by MisterTea on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @01:40PM (#45672541)

If they are anything like Belomorkanal then they must be desperate. A Russian friend brought a carton back years ago claiming they were about $0.60 a pack. Man were they absolutely vile.

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Re:Cigarette-smuggling balloons force closure of Lithuanian ... by Tade0 on Thursday October 23, 2025 @02:49AM (#45678944)

You could say they were the 21th century version of those. Looked like a normal cigarette, smelled like sulfur and burnt tea leaves.

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Re:Cigarette-smuggling balloons force closure of Lithuanian ... by MisterTea on Thursday October 23, 2025 @11:30AM (#45682999)

Another I forgot were these Chinese cigarettes a friend once bought which tasted and smelled like burning solder rosin flux. That was another one or two puff and toss.

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