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Lithuania turns back truck with radioactive mushrooms from Belarus

 03.11.2026, 23:51
A truck with a shipment of radioactive chanterelles that Lithuanian border guards did not allow into the country. Photo: VSAT
A truck with a shipment of radioactive chanterelles that Lithuanian border guards did not allow into the country. Photo: VSAT

Lithuanian border guards turned back a truck at the border carrying more than 7 tons of fresh chanterelles from Belarus. During inspection, radiation control equipment triggered, and additional examination revealed radioactive cesium-137. The vehicle along with its cargo was sent back to Belarus, the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service (VSAT) reported on November 4.