Two British women remanded after 67,200 duty-free cigarettes found at Paphos airport

Paphos, Cyprus. Two British women were remanded on Tuesday after customs officers at Paphos airport found a large quantity of duty-free cigarettes in their luggage.

Customs inspection and findings

On Monday, following intelligence received from customs officers, the luggage of the 30 and 22-year-old passengers travelling to Manchester, United Kingdom, was inspected. Four pieces of luggage were examined, revealing 336 boxes, each containing 200 cigarettes.

Arrests and court proceedings

Each passenger was found to be carrying 168 boxes in two pieces of luggage. Both women were arrested and the luggage and its contents were confiscated. They appeared before the Paphos district court on Tuesday, which issued a four-day remand to allow further investigations.

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