In recent hours, Polish services have conducted a series of spectacular operations targeting organized crime and common criminals. CBŚP officers seized a transport of 50 kg of marijuana after a chase on the highway, while CBA dismantled a corruption scheme within the so-called 'waste mafia'. Incidents involving minors are also causing concern, including a 16-year-old fascinated by attackers who threatened peers with death in Warsaw.
Dismantling of the Waste Mafia
CBA detained an official and members of a criminal group involved in illegal waste activities under a corrupt umbrella.
Major Drug Smuggling
A total of 150 kg of marijuana was seized in two independent operations in Bielsko-Biała and on the highway.
Threat from a Teenager
In Warsaw, a 16-year-old threatening peers was apprehended, who was fascinated by the ideology of terrorist attackers.
Innovative Cigarette Smuggling
The Border Guard warns about an increasing trend of using balloons to smuggle contraband.
The last 24 hours have seen an intensification of law enforcement actions across the country, encompassing both the fight against drug smuggling and official corruption. The Central Investigation Bureau of the Police conducted a dynamic operation on the highway, which after a chase through several voivodeships ended with the seizure of 50 kg of marijuana. Another blow to the drug market took place in Bielsko-Biała, where as much as 100 kg of prohibited substances were found in a 29-year-old's garage. These coordinated actions show the determination of the services to limit the influence of large-scale drug trafficking groups. Simultaneously, the Central Anticorruption Bureau achieved success in combating economic crime. The structure of the 'waste mafia' was dismantled, involving a state official. According to investigators, he received material benefits for providing a protective umbrella over the illegal operation. The case is ongoing and concerns many regions of Poland, including the Podlaskie Voivodeship. Systematic arrests of members of organized groups prove that investigators are increasingly effectively infiltrating environments involved in illegal waste storage and disposal. The Central Anticorruption Bureau was established in 2006 to combat corruption in public and economic life, and its powers combine operational-reconnaissance tasks with procedural ones.Particular attention should be paid to the increase in incidents involving minors. In Warsaw, a 16-year-old was detained who openly threatened peers with death and showed a morbid fascination with the figures of terrorist attackers. Another case concerns a 15-year-old from Grudziądz who committed robbery against a 40-year-old woman. Border services, in turn, report a new trend in smuggling – balloons are increasingly used to smuggle cigarettes across the eastern border. Cases of illegal smuggling of migrants from Ethiopia and Somalia across the border with Lithuania are also being recorded. Balloon smuggling is a relatively new method, used mainly to avoid detection by ground monitoring systems and Border Guard patrols in forested areas.„Zachowanie 16-latka przeraziło rówieśników. Wezwano policję” (The 16-year-old's behavior terrified his peers. The police were called) — Police StatementNumerous successes in apprehending persons wanted on arrest warrants were also recorded in the regions. In Silesia, 'bounty hunters' captured a 47-year-old who had successfully evaded justice for years. An unusual incident also occurred on the A4 highway, where a random truck driver helped capture a fleeing criminal by blocking his path. The sum of these events illustrates the broad spectrum of threats faced daily by Polish uniformed formations.