Duty-free tobacco products seized from Larnaca kiosk

Fifty-three cartons of cigarettes and 40 packets of tobacco were seized from a Larnaca kiosk on Friday after they were found to be duty-free.

According to Larnaca police spokesman Charis Hadjiyiasemi, police officers and customs officials performed a check at a kiosk, in the presence of the 51-year-old manager.

“During the check, 14 cartons of cigarettes were found inside the kiosk and 39 more in a car which was parked outside the building,” he said.

Officers also found 40 packets of tobacco weighing 50 grams each, he added.

The findings were seized and the customs officials imposed a fine.

Hadjiyiasemi said that the 51-year-old told the police that she bought the products at a shop in Pyla.