A large quantity of illegal cigarettes, tobacco and dairy products have been seized from a barber shop in Nicosia, police said on Sunday.

The shop owner, aged 73 was arrested, fined and released, they said.

According to police, a raid on the shop produced 200 heets, 2,800 cigarettes, one kilo of tobacco and six kilos of dairy products not originating in the government-controlled areas and for which duty had not been paid.