The police received a report at around 4 p.m. about strong odour at the shopping centre and that some people had trouble breathing. Shoppers were evacuated from the building, the news agency ELTA learned from Julija Samorkovskaja, the spokeswoman of Vilnius County Police Headquarters.
According to her, a suspect was apprehended at around 6 p.m. on suspicion of spraying teargas in the building.
The police asked the man born in 1988 to undergo a breathalyser test, which showed 1.4 per mille of blood alcohol content.
A pre-trial investigation was launched based on Article 284 of the Criminal Code concerning violation of public order, which is punishable by community service, a fine, restriction of liberty, an arrest or a custodial sentence for a term of up to two years.