Lithuanian crime boss and Dzmitry Lukashenka’s friend went to ground in Belarus
Arūnas Pukelis fleed from justice and went to ground in Belarus.
He fled the country because of an incident on November 15. It flamed up because of the girlfriend of the crime boss, ru.DELFI.lt informs.
The conflict started on November 15 in the evening in the Žalgiris Arena (Kaunas). During a concert drunk Enrikas Daktaras, a son of the best known representative of the criminal word of Lithuania, Henrikas Daktaras, molested the wife of Arūnas Pukelis (in the picture), also known under a nickname “Švinius”. First he poured a liquor on her, and then called her “a rat.”
She immediately called her husband, who was in Kaunas then. He was with his Belarusian friends in a Mercedes-Benz S with Belarusian number plates. Pukelis set out on a search for Daktaras Junior. In the morning they found him in one of the night clubs. Four men jumped out of the car and offered Daktaras to take a ride in their car around Kaunas. He was put into the trunk of their car unceremoniously.
No one saw what happened next, and no one can tell about that. First Daktaras’ son didn’t tell about that himself, but later he changed his mind. The fact that Enrikas gave testimony to police surprised many representatives of the underworld.
Enrikas’ friends reported to the police about the occurrence.
Policemen quickly figured out who were the participants of the abduction. Last week a man from the inner circle of Švinius was detained. He was released after an interrogation.
According to the knowledge of the editorial office, this person works as Švinius’ driver.
It was a surprise for many criminal law experts, as Arūnas Pukelis maintained warm relationship with Enrikas’ father. They were not just partners in business, but they posed as friends in mafia conventions.
According to some sources, Pukelis has not been questioned by police yet. A few days after the event he fled from Lithuania, so policemen cannot contact him. He is to be put on the wanted list soon.
It is supposed Pukelis stays in Belarus. In recent years Pukelis by all means tried to form a positive image of a businessman both in Lithuania and Belarus.
Citizens of Taurage, who are observing the activities of Švinius and his gang, claim that these people were trying to get influence in politics and business of Lithuania. They were bribing, intimidating, organizing assaults, blackmailing and threatening.
Recently, to improve his image, Pukelis spent lots of time in company of top entrepreneurs. Some businessmen from Vilnius know him as a brilliant manager, but not many of them know about his criminal past.
For a few years Pukelis is known for his wide ties with Belarusian politicians and businessmen. It is not a secret that he keeps company with one of the sons of the Belarusian dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka, Dzmitry (Dmitry). Several years ago special services collected information that together they actively participated in imports of oil products and cigarettes to Europe.