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Date Posted: 02:32:17 02/06/26 Fri
Author: Curious
Author Host/IP: 49.196.20.198
Subject: Re: Story Inspiration Sources (The New Prohibition V5.22)
In reply to: Curious 's message, "Re: Story Inspiration Sources (The New Prohibition V5.0)" on 13:26:11 10/24/24 Thu

I'm sure an interesting story could be got out of something like this.

"Polish authorities detained five people Thursday in connection with a smuggling operation that used weather balloons to transport cigarettes from Belarus, causing millions in tax losses and disrupting air traffic.

The suspects, including Ukrainian, Belarusian and Polish nationals, face charges related to organised crime, violations of air traffic regulations and supporting aggression against Ukraine.

They face between nine months and 12 years in prison if convicted. All five have been remanded in custody for three months.

Investigators said the group smuggled at least 48,000 packets of cigarettes worth nearly 1 million zloty (€237,000) between September 2025 and February of this year. The Polish treasury lost an estimated 2 million zloty (€474,000) in unpaid excise taxes.

The smuggling operation involved assembling cigarette parcels in weather balloons equipped with GPS devices. Once the balloons reached Polish territory, GPS tracking allowed smugglers to locate and retrieve the cargo, according to investigators."

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/poland-detains-five-in-cigarette-smuggling-ring-using-weather-balloons-from-belarus/ar-AA1VK9WO

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  • Re: Story Inspiration Sources (The New Prohibition V5.23) -- Curious, 03:18:46 04/30/26 Thu
  • Re: Story Inspiration Sources (The New Prohibition V5.23) -- Bazzle, 14:16:58 05/13/26 Wed
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