The Customs Department under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania announced the confiscation of a BMW LDxDrive that was transported by a Belarusian driver for a client in Russia.
The Belarusian driver attempted to claim that the car was purchased for his own use, but the Customs Department revealed that the vehicle worth 41,000 euros had been bought to be sold in Russia.
According to the Customs Department, Belarusian citizens are not allowed to transport goods for commercial purposes through the territory of the European Union.
Since 2022, Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) has suspended car exports to Russia, but car markets in Russia still sell new BMWs produced in 2023 and 2024.
