Five British nationals remanded after tobacco seizure at Larnaca Airport
Five British nationals were arrested after Customs officers seized 74.75kg of rolling tobacco from their luggage at Larnaca Airport.
Larnaca, Cyprus. Five British nationals were arrested at Larnaca Airport after Customs officers found 74.75kg of rolling tobacco in their luggage before their scheduled flight to Manchester.
The five appeared before Larnaca District Court on Sunday and were remanded in custody for two days.
Customs inspection
Customs officers identified the passengers on 8 August following an assessment of information, before their departure for the United Kingdom.
According to the Customs Department, the tobacco packages did not display smoking health warnings in Greek and Turkish and lacked the required security feature and unique traceability code.
Seizure and court appearance
The Customs Department said the missing markings indicated that the products were duty-free.
All five passengers were arrested for offences detected in the act. Their luggage and its contents, including the 74.75kg of tobacco, were seized.
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