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The spirits were later sold in Finland in illegal way, while local people informed each other about this cheap alcohol, writes LETA.

The activities of the smugglers' alcohol most likely started in 2011.

The spirits were brought from Tallinn a time in two or three weeks. The custom officials paid particular interest to this company of people because of their regular, and often passages to the capital city. As a result, close surveillance started.

"At a time of shadowing, they [smugglers] made ten trips [to Tallinn] and transported 5,300 liters of alcohol, of them 800 – strong alcoholic beverages," said representatives of Finnish customs service.

In spring and June, in a course of the started investigation, three people were detained and one – arrested. Smuggling of alcohol can be punished with imprisonment for up to four years.