Passenger fined €4,200 after 14,000 duty-free cigarettes found at Larnaca airport
A 57-year-old Turkish Cypriot was arrested after customs found 14,000 duty-free cigarettes in his luggage before a UK-bound flight from Larnaca airport.
Larnaca, Cyprus. A 57-year-old Turkish Cypriot was caught with 14,000 duty-free cigarettes in his luggage while preparing to fly from Larnaca airport to the United Kingdom, the customs department said on Thursday.
The passenger was arrested and later accepted an out-of-court settlement, paying €4,200.
Customs search
Customs officers stopped the passenger on Wednesday after receiving information and searched his luggage before departure.
They found 70 cartons containing 200 cigarettes each.
Seizure and settlement
The cigarette packets did not carry the required health warnings in Greek and Turkish and lacked unique traceability codes, indicating they were duty-free.
Customs seized the passenger’s luggage and the cigarettes. He was later released after customs accepted his request for an out-of-court settlement.
The seized cigarettes will be destroyed in accordance with standard procedures.
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