Authorities seize cigarettes and tobacco
Members of the crime prevention department seized a large quantity of cigarettes and tobacco on Wednesday evening in the Nicosia district. They had been illegally...
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Huge stash of contraband found on Pyla premises
A Greek Cypriot, 42, was remanded for two days on Wednesday as a suspect for the illegal possession of tobacco products, wild birds and medicines....
Customs seize contraband cigarettes, culprit shells out €27,640
The customs department found more than 12 kilos of tobacco and 40,800 cigarettes which were imported illegally from the north in the home of a...
Four new instances of tobacco seizures by customs
Customs officers on Sunday seized 34 packages of tobacco at Larnaca airport, each of which weighing one kilo, which was smuggled into the country in...
Prices have risen 32.8 per cent since start of millennium
By Liam Carter Since the start of the new millennium, prices in Cyprus have increased by a total of 32.8 per cent on average, with...
Customs seize knock-off trainers and cigarettes
Knock-offs worth more than €5,000 and 120 packets of cigarettes were seized by customs this week, it was announced on Tuesday. Specifically, over the weekend,...
Customs net fashion brands, tobacco
Clothing, footwear and bags of well-known fashion brands such as Dior, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent, Etro Jimmy Choo, Salvatore Ferregamo and Michael Kors,...
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...
Customs seize 6kg of illicit tobacco at airport
Six kilos of tobacco, in 120 50g packets, for which duty had not been paid were found in the luggage of a British passport holder...
Nearly 43kg of hookah tobacco seized by customs at Larnca airport
Almost 43kg of hookah tobacco were seized on Saturday at Larnaca Airport in the lugggae of an Egyptian passenger arriving from Cairo. According to a...
Large quantity of cigarettes and tobacco seized by customs
Greek Cypriot customs officers on Sunday seized a large quantity of cigarettes and tobaccos being smuggled in from the north at a a crossing point...
Customs confiscate cigarettes
Customs confiscated more than 16kg of tobacco and 500 packs of cigarette found in the luggage of passengers at Larnaca airport on Saturday in two...
Woman arrested with 23kg of tobacco at airport
A woman was arrested at Larnaca airport in the early hours of Friday for carrying 460 packages of tobacco in her luggage, amounting in a...
Customs seize contraband tobacco from north
Fifty packages of Golden Virginia tobacco totalling 18kg have been seized at the Ayios Dhometios checkpoint in Nicosia after a customs check on a Turkish...
Customs seize contraband cigarettes, fine kiosk owner
A Paralimni kiosk owner on Tuesday had to pay a fine of €11,500 after a large amount of cigarettes and tobacco for which tax had...
Authorities seize thousands of contraband cigarettes
A total of 15,360 cigarettes and 7,750 grammes of tobacco were seized in Nicosia on Thursday, the customs office announced. In the afternoon of May...
Pair arrested with suitcases full of tobacco and cigarettes
Customs seized a large amount of cigarettes and tobacco at Larnaca airport late Saturday, they said. During a routine check, they discovered 50kg of Golden...
Customs seize 48kg of tobacco
Customs officers seized 48 kilograms of nargile tobacco at Larnaca airport on Tuesday afternoon. The tobacco was found in the luggage of a permanent resident...
Illegal tobacco haul
CUSTOMS officials confiscated nearly 105 kilos of illegally imported Old Holborn tobacco in Larnaca on Thursday evening. Following a tip off, police searched a vehicle...
E-cigarettes could be used to help combat obesity in smokers trying to quit: study
Researchers in Britain and New Zealand have found a potential new use for electronic cigarettes in smokers who want to give up – controlling appetite...
