#Customs Department

The trade union representing customs officers on Monday condemned ‘threats’ made against employees and managerial staff, calling on authorities for protection. In a statement, the group – part of Pasydy, the ...

Gold bars and coins were among valuables confiscated by the Customs Department from Dutch nationals last week at the Ledra street crossing point, it was announced on Monday. On May 24, ...

The police seized a large quantity of items in the Paphos district on Tuesday, identified as fakes. The operation was carried out to combat the illegal trafficking of goods that ...

Two undeclared luxury watches and one bag were found in the luggage of two passengers arriving from Basel, Switzerland by the customs department during inspections at Larnaca airport on April 27 ...

Customs officers confiscated banned pesticides and seeds found in a vehicle at the Astromeritis-Zodia crossing point, it was announced on Tuesday. The inspection took place on April 25, when officials from ...

Two Turkish Cypriots were arrested in the space of two days last week for separate incidents involving the smuggling of large quantities of tobacco from the north into the Republic, ...

A 55-year-old man was arrested in the Larnaca district for the illegal possession of undeclared animal products, police said on Wednesday. According to the statement, Larnaca police stopped a car ...

A 34-year-old woman was arrested at Larnaca airport for smuggling drugs, the customs department said on Friday. After a risk assessment, the US nationality passenger, who arrived in Cyprus from ...

In a significant step to combat the illegal trafficking of cultural heritage items, the Cyprus customs department on Friday handed over two ancient coins to the department of antiquities. The ...

The customs department carried out a large-scale operation, seizing six vehicles for using heating oil instead of diesel fuel and confiscating a substantial quantity of untaxed tobacco products, it was ...

An ancient bible dating back to 1795 AD was handed to the antiquities department by the customs department on Tuesday following a ruling by Nicosia district court. The book was seized ...

A 60-year-old man was remanded on Thursday for two days in connection with the illegal possession of duty-free tobacco products. The suspect had been stopped by police in his car “...

Huge quantities of smuggled tobacco products have been seized amongst other goods within the last ten days, the customs department said on Thursday. A significant amount was seized during the ...

The police found a staggering haul of tobacco products worth over €200,000 which had been smuggled into the Republic of Cyprus from the north in a shed which was hidden behind ...

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 ...

Over 250 hairdressing products, as well as a large haul of duty-free tobacco products, were confiscated earlier this week at Ayios Dhometios crossing point and over €5,000 were collected in fines. On ...

A large amount of contraband items, including banned pesticides, were intercepted and seized by authorities in a coordinated operation, police reported on Thursday. The seizure happened on November 20 when police ...

The customs office has failed to be transparent over rules affecting the public on transporting fuel from the north, ombudswoman Maria-Stylianou Lottides said on Tuesday. In a report, she specified ...

Police arrested two men, aged 19 and 25, at Larnaca airport on Monday after a large quantity of cannabis, weighing 35 kilos, was found in their luggage. According to a police statement, the ...

The customs department on Friday announced that large quantities of food which had been produced in Turkey had been seized at the Ayios Dhometios crossing point from cars driving from ...

Members of the House ethics committee on Wednesday heard that four cases related to revenue from money laundering are currently before the criminal court. The topic was discussed by the ...

The Customs Department made seven big busts in July, confiscating duty free tobacco products, mainly brought illegally from the north to the south, with the biggest haul being 4,082 cartons of 200 ...

Police seized a total of 4,000 litres of fuel which had been illegally transported from the north in the back of a van, it emerged on Wednesday. Having seen the van ...

MPs on Wednesday raised the alarm over whether Cyprus is actually carrying out its duties on money laundering compliance, after it emerged the police, money laundering unit (Mokas) and customs ...