Police seize untaxed tobacco products in Dali, 75-year-old driver arrested and fined

Dali, Cyprus. Police seized a large quantity of untaxed tobacco products from a vehicle in the Dali area on Wednesday afternoon, arresting the vehicle’s 75-year-old owner who was later fined and released.

Vehicle stop and search

Police officers stopped the man at around 4.20pm on Wednesday while he was driving on a road leading from the north. During a search of the vehicle, officers found 203 cartons of cigarettes of various brands, 30 cartons of heated cigarettes, 3.75 kilograms of tobacco for hand-rolled cigarettes and one kilo of hookah tobacco, packed in boxes and bags.

Arrest, fine and confiscation

The man was arrested and taken to the police station in the village of Pera Chorio, where he was fined and then released. Customs officials were summoned to the scene and confiscated the tobacco products.

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