#tobacco smuggling

A 30-year-old man was arrested in Larnaca on Friday after police found 2,000 packs of contraband cigarettes and 54 kilograms of hand-rolling tobacco in his car. Officers stopped his vehicle at about 5.20...

Customs officials seized 59 cartons of cigarettes at the Ayios Dometios and Deryneia crossing points over the last two days, the customs department said on Monday. Officers stopped a taxi at ...

A 57-year-old Turkish Cypriot was caught with 14,000 duty-free cigarettes in his luggage as he prepared to fly from Larnaca airport to the UK, the customs department said on Thursday. Customs ...

Two of the biggest customs seizures recorded at the British bases’ crossing point of Pergamos this summer resulted in almost €8,000 in fines, as officers stepped up inspections during the busy ...

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 ...

Smuggled tobacco concealed inside a vehicle was impounded at the Deryneia crossing on Monday during a search by crossing officers who discovered cigarettes hidden in the sliding roof mechanism. Officers ...

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 ...

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 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 men were remanded for eight days by the Nicosia district court on Wednesday for attempting to smuggle a large haul of cigarettes and tobacco from the north. During a ...

The chamber of commerce (Keve) has welcomed the passage of new legislation regulating nicotine pouches, following a vote in parliament on Thursday. In its statement issued on Friday, Keve said ...

Customs officers on Sunday seized 12 grammes of cannabis, 50 packs of heated tobacco sticks, six cartons of cigarettes and 1.5 kilogrammes of rolling tobacco at the Ayios Dhometios checkpoint. In a statement, ...

Kiosk owners have warned the finance ministry that proposed increases in EU tobacco taxes could dramatically raise cigarette prices in Cyprus and boost smuggling from the north. In a meeting ...

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 ...

The customs department announced on Monday it had confiscated large amounts of tobacco and e-cigarettes/vapes at Larnaca airport on December 18, found in the luggage of a 29-year-old Russian passenger, ...

A 69-year-old man was arrested on Thursday after police discovered large quantities of tobacco products in his vehicle in the Larnaca district, police said on Friday. The customs department spotted ...

Large quantities of cigarettes and tobacco products on which tax had not been paid were discovered in three separate incidents at the Ayios Dometios checkpoint and in Famagusta, police said ...

Larnaca district court on Monday remanded two suspects for trying to smuggle large quantities of tobacco products at Larnaca airport on Sunday. “In the luggage belonging to one of the ...

Two Turkish Cypriots have been fined a total of €8,400 by the customs department for attempting to smuggle untaxed tobacco products from the north into the Republic. According to a statement, ...

A 21-year-old man was arrested on Friday evening after being found by the anti-poaching squad in possession of a large quantity of tobacco which had been smuggled from the north. ...

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 ...

A 40-year-old Turkish Cypriot man was arrested at Larnaca airport after being found to be in possession of large quantities of cigarettes and tobacco he had brought with him from ...

A 60-year-old man was arrested in the north after having stolen a caravan which had been parked in a car park, the Turkish Cypriot police said on Friday. The caravan ...

Larnaca Airport customs department on Tuesday announced the confiscation of a large volume of smuggled tobacco products, intended for the UK. The stash was intercepted on Friday when, when after ...