Lithuania’s Supreme Court has upheld convictions in a cigarette smuggling scheme linked to Belarus, rejecting appeals by the defendants. The top court confirmed the lower court’s judgement against two former Lithuanian customs officers and two Belarusian citizens for smuggling large quantities of cigarettes from Belarus. The scheme led to court proceedings in Lithuania, where the Supreme Court dismissed the defendants’ appeals and left the convictions in place. The case status is now final at Supreme Court level, with the convictions confirmed.