A 64-year-old man was sentenced to three months of probation for trying to smuggle tactical boots into Russia, local media reports.
It was reported that the man arrived in Narva from Russia on November 7, 2025. So, upon his entry, Estonian customs officials found in his bag six bars of baby soap, which are prohibited to import into the European Union.
On November 11 of that year, the man turned back and carried with him a bag in which he found LOWA tactical boots, the export of which to the Russian Federation is prohibited under European sanctions.
In total, for six bars of soap and shoes, the court in Viro sentenced the man to three months of suspended imprisonment and a probationary period of one year for "violation of international sanctions".