A published interview with Lithuania’s Prosecutor General has stated that the Lithuanian authorities currently have “more than 50 pre-trial investigations into sanctions violations” – including both Russian and Belarusian sanctions.
The interview included mention of the fact that one of the investigations relates to suspected arms smuggling, and that this has been referred to the court for prosecution.
The same article reported on a press release from Lithuania’s Financial Crime Investigation Service of yesterday, which stated that seven individuals and four companies are suspected of unlawful exports to Russia valued at nearly €2 million. Searches of 18 different premises have been conducted as part of this investigation.
It is alleged that attempts were made to mask the unlawful exports with false declarations naming different goods, as well as false destinations for the exports to Turkey, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Belarus.
Details of the other ongoing investigations were not provided.