#customs

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 ...

Authorities seized large sums of cash, tobacco products, drugs and animal goods during a series of checks at crossing points in Nicosia and Famagusta districts, the customs department said on ...

A proposed law to regulate nicotine pouches is expected to reach the House plenary session in early April, according to Diko MP Chrysis Pantelidis, as authorities continue to seize the ...

Customs officers on Friday carried out inspections and seizures of e-cigarette liquids and other products containing synthetic narcotic substances and prohibited cannabinoids during a coordinated operation in Larnaca. The customs ...

Authorities in Cyprus have carried out a series of seizures of e-cigarette liquids containing illegal narcotics and new psychoactive substances, following participation in the international operation “eVAPER8” coordinated by the ...

Nearly 25,000 counterfeit condoms were confiscated last month by the customs department in the Famagusta area, it was made known on Monday. The operations were carried out on January 23 and 30. On ...

Sixty-five boxes of 200 cigarettes each were seized on Wednesday at Paphos airport, with one person arrested and remanded for 4 days. According to the customs department, officers at Paphos airport, acting ...

Three passengers were arrested on Monday at Larnaca airport, after large quantities of duty free tobacco were found in their luggage, the customs department announced on Tuesday. The passengers were ...

Over 10,000 boxes of duty-free cigarettes were seized by the customs department on Thursday in two separate vehicle inspections in Athienou and Pyla, authorities said on Friday. A search of a ...

Members of the Cyprus customs agents association, who began an indefinite strike on Friday morning over concerns surrounding the new automated import system (AIS), held a meeting with the finance ...

For the past 22 years, passage through the crossing points has become relatively normalised: visiting the sites, old family homes or even just for an evening drink. But with the opening ...

The police conducted a wide sweep of premises in Larnaca on Thursday and also stepped up traffic checks in an operation aimed at combating undeclared work and illegal residency, they ...

Over 1,000 counterfeit items were seized from a shop in central Nicosia, the customs department said on Thursday. The items consisted of athletic clothing and electronic devices, as well as stickers ...

Police arrested a 60-year-old man discovered with dozens of untaxed tobacco items, while e was driving in Limassol. According to police, the man was found during regular stops of vehicles ...

An out-of-court fine of €1,500 was imposed on a 61-year-old man found to be in possession of a quantity of duty-free tobacco products, police said. According to police, the man was ...

A total of €45,000 in cash was found in the luggage of a passenger attempting to depart Paphos airport and fly to Stansted airport in the United Kingdom, the customs department ...

A total of ten kilograms of cannabis hidden in cereal and biscuit boxes have been found and intercepted by customs officers at Larnaca airport so far this month, with five ...

Two migrants who were admitted to the Pournara reception centre in Kokkinotrimithia were arrested and fined €2,400 on Monday after they were found with 47 packets of 200 cigarettes and 500 g of tobacco. ...

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 ...

Ten packages of anabolic steroid pills of 100mg each were discovered by customs officials in the trunk of a car driven by a Turkish Cypriot at the Dheryneia checkpoint on ...