Larnaca, Cyprus. Two passengers arrested at Larnaca airport after hundreds of packets of cigarettes were found in their luggage were remanded in police custody on Monday by the Larnaca district court.
Customs seizure at airport
Customs officers seized the cigarettes at the airport on Sunday after tip-offs and checks on the luggage of two passengers heading to Manchester, UK. Officers found 127 boxes of 200 cigarettes in the luggage of the first passenger and 119 boxes of 200 cigarettes in the luggage of the second.
Labels and duty-free indication
Authorities said the cigarettes did not carry health warning labels in Greek and Turkish, indicating they were duty-free products.
Arrests and suspected offences
The two passengers were arrested on suspicion of offences related to the illegal possession and transport of tobacco products.
What do you think should happen to passengers found carrying large quantities of undeclared tobacco products?