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Cigarette smuggling cartel busted 

A dramatic chase on the Lithuanian border helped guards crack a large and well-organized cigarette smuggling ring.

The State Border Guard Service said the chase began when two suspicious vehicles failed to stop at a checkpoint in Taurage in the west of Lithuania on May 14.

Guards fired a warning shot then opened fire when one of the vehicles attempted to run down a border official in its escape. The accused smuggler found in a nearby hospital.

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