€2000 fine for smuggling shoes from north
A man was caught bringing a large number of branded shoes from the north on Tuesday afternoon. At around 6.50pm, members of the crime prevention...
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Frappe and croissant please, I need to smuggle some drugs
A man visiting his relative who was behind bars in Paphos police cells tried smuggling cannabis to him in a croissant, it emerged on Friday....
Man detained in case of smuggling 25.3kg of cannabis
A 39-year-old man was arrested on Friday night for a case concerning the smuggling of more than 25 kilogrammes of cannabis found in the luggage...
Two arrested over illegal import of pesticides
Two men, aged 72 and 66, are being investigated for money laundering and illegal import and sale of pesticides after authorities found around €70,000 in...
SBA steps into Strovilia fuss
The British High Commission said Friday it has erected a barrier to prevent smuggling in a disputed zone in the Famagusta district, as reports suggested...
Customs arrest man for smuggling grain from north
CUSTOMS officers have arrested a man who was found to be in possession of 7.5 tonnes of grain and a piece of farming equipment from...
Customs seize smuggled koupes
Officers at the Ayios Dhometios checkpoint customs department have seized and destroyed 200 frozen koupes, a meaty falafel, which were being smuggled from the north....
Police checking Cypriot link to Greek illegal cigarette factory
Greek authorities are working with their Cypriot counterparts to determine whether an elderly couple are the leaders of an organisation which operated one of the...
Smuggler caught at Nicosia crossing
Customs officers on Friday seized a quantity of pesticide, trainers, and sexual aids, which a Greek Cypriot man tried to smuggle from the north through...
Police seize smuggled tobacco
Police seized a large amount of tobacco and cigarettes during a raid early on Friday morning in Larnaca. When they carried out a search of...
Smuggled halloumi seized at checkpoint
Sixty kilos of halloumi were seized on Tuesday at the Ayios Dometios checkpoint from a vehicle crossing over from the north. The car belonged to...
Nine years jail for airport drugs mule
A 33-year-old man was sentenced by the Larnaca criminal court on Tuesday to nine years in prison after admitting to the smuggling of 14 kilos...
Six months jail for pesticide smuggler
A 40-year-old Larnaca resident who was arrested late last year in Paphos after a large number of pesticides were found in the car he was driving...
Men fined for smuggling cheese and fish
Three kilos of halloumi and 30 kilos of fish were seized and destroyed by customs officials on Monday during a check on vehicles coming...
Fined for smuggling fighting roosters
Customs said on Monday that in the space of a few days they had seized 12kg of dairy products and two live roosters at crossing...
Brit caught smuggling
A British national who attempted to smuggle tobacco and cigarettes from the north was on Tuesday hit with a hefty fine after having the duty...
Man remanded after smuggling cocaine in his stomach
A 39-year-old man from Poland who was arrested on Friday after he admitted to the police he had smuggled bags of cocaine into Cyprus...
AKEL leader focuses on Pyla’s potential as a model community
AKEL leader Andros Kyprianou called on the government on Wednesday to pay more attention to the mixed buffer-zone village of Pyla in the Larnaca district,...
Animals are not the only victims of global wildlife crime
By James Kinney The illicit trade in wildlife – both live creatures and in animal body parts – is estimated to be $19-billion. But the...
Tobacco seized at crossing point (updated)
A 52-year-old man was remanded in custody for two days on Thursday after authorities found 7.2 kilos of tobacco he had tried to smuggle from...