Mother of Smuggler with Belarusian Roots to Return 155 Thousand Euros Earned on Cigarettes to Lithuania

On November 5, the Supreme Court of Lithuania finally confirmed that part of the money paid for this house originated from illegal activities.

According to the prosecutor's office, the construction of the house was financed by the woman's son, Yauhen Dzisko, using income from cigarette smuggling through Belarus. He had previously been convicted for the transportation and storage of contraband tobacco products.

In September 2025, the Vilnius District Court granted the prosecutor's lawsuit and ordered the smuggler's mother to pay the state more than 181 thousand euros. The court found that Dzisko's and his wife's expenses for this amount exceeded their legal income. The court deemed explanations about money from car sales, loans, and gifts to be unproven.

However, the Court of Appeal reduced the amount to 155 thousand euros, concluding on the basis of a declaration that a land plot worth 26 thousand euros was acquired with legal funds. The Supreme Court has now returned this part of the case for reconsideration to the Court of Appeal. Thus, the question of the origin of the money for the acquisition of the plot has not yet been finally resolved.

The court does not officially name the surnames of the defendants. However, Lithuanian media previously reported that Yauhen Dzisko, his wife Snezana, mother Alena, and father are involved in the case. It is noted that the family has Belarusian roots.

According to the publication Alfa, Dzisko was involved in cigarette smuggling not only with the help of drones. According to criminal intelligence data from the border service, about ten years ago he might have been involved in the transportation of large consignments of cigarettes by train from Belarus through Latvia to Lithuania.

In March 2022, the Court of Appeal found Dzisko guilty on three counts related to cigarette smuggling. It was established that in February and April 2019, he, along with accomplices, participated in the transportation of a consignment of cigarettes, valued at approximately 416 thousand euros, from Belarus to Lithuania.

The publication also reported that the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service possesses classified criminal intelligence materials, according to which Dzisko might have been the leader of a criminal group that was involved in cigarette smuggling in Belarus, Lithuania, and Latvia in 2015–2016.

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