Balloons Disrupt Lithuania's Airport as Smuggling Increases
Smugglers shifted tactics to drones and balloons after land smuggling became impossible with the border fence.
October 5 balloon incident delayed 30 flights and affected 6,000 passengers.
Lithuania closed border crossings with Belarus, with a review planned after airport reopens.
NATO airspace incursions in September heightened European alert.
NCMC intercepted 487 balloon shipments and detained 87 people this year, with Polish and Latvian guards also involved.
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