Customs seize cigarettes and tobacco in Dherynia and Larnaca
Customs officers seized more than 25,000 cigarettes at Dherynia and tobacco products from a Larnaca home, arresting two men.
Dherynia, Cyprus. Customs officers seized more than 25,000 cigarettes at the Dherynia crossing point on Friday, while a separate search in the Larnaca district uncovered cigarettes, heated tobacco products, cigarillos and loose tobacco.
Dherynia seizure
Customs officers stopped a vehicle with Turkish Cypriot registration plates at the Dherynia crossing point and found 127 cartons containing 25,400 cigarettes.
The cigarettes did not carry the required health warnings in Greek and Turkish or unique traceability codes, indicating that taxes had not been paid for them to the Republic of Cyprus.
The driver was arrested and later released after accepting an out-of-court settlement and paying €8,000.
Larnaca search
In a separate operation, customs officers and police searched the home of a 69-year-old man in the Larnaca district.
They found 113 cartons of cigarettes, 18 cartons of heated cigarettes, 400 cigarillos and 4.45kg of loose tobacco. The products also lacked the required markings.
The man was arrested and the case is under investigation.
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