#customs

Two British nationals were arrested at Paphos airport on Sunday after customs officers found 42,000 suspected duty-free cigarettes in their luggage. The two 35-year-old passengers were preparing to travel to Liverpool. ...

A senior Cyprus customs official is leading an international body tackling the illicit tobacco trade, as the protocol designed to combat the cross-border problem marks eight years in force. Senior ...

Customs agents, acting on a tipoff, stopped two Israeli women for luggage inspection at Paphos airport on Monday and found large quantities of duty free cigarettes. The agents found 19 cartons ...

Customs agents confiscated almost 10kg of duty free nargileh tobacco during searches of vehicles in Dherynia and Ayios Dhometios on Monday. Agents at the crossing point in Dherynia pulled over ...

Customs officers seized more than 25,000 cigarettes at the Dherynia crossing point and a large quantity of tobacco products from a home in Larnaca on Friday. According to the customs department, ...

Customs agents seized quantities of untaxed tobacco products in three separate cases at the Ledra Street and Ayios Dhometios crossing points between August 23 and 27, imposing out-of-court fines totalling €5,090. According to ...

Customs officers seized cigarettes and hookah tobacco at the Deryneia crossing point on Wednesday during routine checks. In the first case, officers stopped a vehicle driven by a 46-year-old Hungarian ...

A 43-year-old woman was arrested after customs officers found 28 kilograms’ worth of animal products in her vehicle as she attempted to cross southwards at the Dherynia crossing point, before being ...

Three watches, with an approximate combined value of €57,000, were seized by customs officers at Larnaca airport, the customs department said on Monday. According to the department, the watches were found ...

The Customs department apologised on Tuesday after an image featuring Archbishop Makarios was republished on its official Facebook page, attributing the incident to what it described as an accidental repost. ...

A kiosk owner in Kato Paphos has paid a €3,100 in an out of court settlement after customs officers seized hundreds of illegal nicotine pouch products during a coordinated operation, police ...

A technical problem at the Customs Department has disrupted the system for the collection of customs duties and the subsequent release of goods, with fallback procedures now in place until ...

The customs department confiscated duty free tobacco products from a residence in Limassol on Sunday, following information provided by the police drug squad. The department said on Monday that agents ...

Four foreign nationals were fined a total of €14,400 after customs officers at Paphos International Airport discovered large quantities of duty-unpaid tobacco products in their luggage before they boarded a flight ...

Customs officers intercepted multiple attempts to smuggle large quantities of tobacco products in two separate operations at Paphos Airport and the Ayios Dometios crossing point. At Paphos Airport, two Spanish ...

Nearly €200,000 in undeclared cash was seized from a Ukrainian passenger at Paphos airport by customs officers after the money was discovered hidden inside socks in his luggage. The customs department ...

Customs officers seized untaxed tobacco products and a vehicle from a Romanian woman stopped at the Ledra street crossing on Sunday, authorities said. According to the customs department, the woman ...

Customs officers have seized 200 litres of diesel found in the fuel tank of a truck during a routine inspection at the Ayios Dhometios crossing point. Officers stated that the fuel ...

Customs officials reported that around 300 smuggling and illicit trade violations occur each month at crossing points between the government-controlled areas and the north. The figures were outlined on Friday by ...

Two truck owners were fined €2,000 each after customs officers caught them using coloured heating oil to power their vehicles, the customs department said on Thursday. The violations were uncovered during ...

Customs agents at the Ayios Dhometios crossing point seized more than €208,000 in cash during a routine check carried out on Wednesday under the Green Line Regulation. The money was found ...

Customs officials on Saturday discovered undeclared luxury goods of significant value in the luggage of two passengers at Larnaca Airport. In a statement, the customs department said the two passengers, ...

An 80-year-old man was arrested at the Ayios Dhometios crossing after customs officers found 200 litres of fuel concealed in his vehicle during a routine inspection on Thursday. The customs department ...

Authorities seized illegal tobacco products, nicotine pouches and counterfeit goods during a coordinated operation in Ayia Napa on Saturday, customs officials said. The operation was carried out by customs officers ...