300 cartons of cigarettes confiscated on Christmas day

Authorities confiscated 300 cartons of cigarettes during a Christmas Day security check at Larnaca airport. Customs officers discovered the cigarettes in the luggage of two Turkish Cypriot passengers traveling to the UK. The cigarettes were hi

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Dec 27 2024
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300 cartons of cigarettes conf

Authorities confiscated 300 cartons of cigarettes during a Christmas Day security check at Larnaca airport.

Customs officers discovered the cigarettes in the luggage of two Turkish Cypriot passengers traveling to the UK. The cigarettes were hidden across four suitcases and lacked warning labels, security features, and traceability codes, indicating they were duty-free and illegally possessed.

The cartons were immediately confiscated, and the two passengers were detained. They were brought before the Larnaca court the following day and remanded in custody for four days.