Holy smokes!

Lithuania closed its two largest airports and their border with Belarus after at least one helium weather balloon smuggling cigarettes violated controlled airspace.

Vilnius and Kaunas airports were shut down until 2 a.m. Saturday morning after the balloons carrying the smokes were spotted by Lithuanian authorities late Friday night. 3

Lithuania’s National Crisis Management Center said it detected “tens of balloons” on its radar Friday, Reuters reported .

The nation’s border with Belarus will remain closed until Sunday with leadership placing blame on Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko who has not stopped the practice of smuggling goods with balloons.

“The National Security Commission will meet next week to assess … what can be done short-term that would be pain

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