Two jailed for 18 years for 2020 Zakaki drugs haul
The Limassol criminal court on Friday imposed a prison sentence of 18 years on two persons in connection with a case of importing and possessing cannabis, weighing 72 kg, for the purposes ...
€3000 fine for duty free tobacco
A 46-year-old man in Nicosia was fined €3000 after police and customs in Nicosia found duty free tobacco in his home and car, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Thursday.
It ...
Authorities puzzled as to how hybrid cat passed customs checks
The Savannah cat which attacked a three-year-old boy this week appears to have been imported from Moscow, while authorities remain puzzled as to how it passed custom checks amid speculation ...
Man fined after illegal tobacco found in his car
A 59-year-old man was fined €2,000 after dozens of duty-free tobacco products were found in his car late on Tuesday.
The illegal products were discovered by Limassol officers who stopped the ...
Customs seize 240 cartons of duty free cigarettes
Customs said Friday they have seized 240 cartons of cigarettes wrapped as presents during a routine check at the Ayios Dhometios crossing point.
A statement said officers found 48,000 Parliament cigarettes in ...
Man, 54, arrested for illegal possession of duty-free tobacco products
A 54-year-old man was arrested after several thousand packages of duty-free tobacco were found in his properties, police said early on Wednesday.
The man was arrested after officers discovered 2.462 packs ...
Man fined 42,000 euros after contraband cigarettes found in car
A man aged 65 was arrested on Saturday night after Nicosia police found 699 boxes of cigarettes in his car during a police check.
They also said they found five packs of ...
Customs seize over 80,000 illegal cigarettes in July
The customs department seized over 27 kilos of cannabis at Larnaca airport and confiscated 81,360 cigarettes for which no duty was paid during the month of July.
On top of that, they ...
Police seize duty-free tobacco, laughing gas
A total of 4,700 grammes of duty-free tobacco, 87 counterfeit logo T-shirts and 3,813 laughing gas ampoules were confiscated after police and customs checks in the Famagusta district.
Police and the customs department ...
Customs department seized eight vehicles in February
Customs seized eight vehicles in February, most for them for using coloured diesel and one for the illegal transport of duty-free tobacco products from the north, it said on Tuesday.
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Customs offices should boost use of technology says department
The pandemic has highlighted the need to invest in the use of technology by the customs department, to speed up processes and controls to become more efficient and boost legal ...