In response to Alithia, after receiving a tip-off, the Greek Cypriot Customs searched 12 items of bags belonging to six folks and located 862 cartons of cigarettes and 24.3 kilos of rolling tobacco. The Romanian lady, who paid a advantageous of three,000 eruo to the Greek Cypriot Customs, was launched, whereas the Turkish Cypriots, who didn’t need to pay the advantageous, had been despatched to court docket after the case was learn out towards them.
The newspaper reported that cigarettes and tobacco merchandise bought from the TRNC had been additionally seized within the Paphos district. In response to the information, on Sunday, August 4, the Greek Customs searched the automobile of a Bulgarian citizen and located 10 cartons of cigarettes and 500 grams of rolling tobacco. The Bulgarian citizen was arrested and launched after paying a advantageous of 800 euros. The Bulgarian was fined 300 euros for his impounded automobile and the merchandise within the automobile had been seized.
In a search of a Syrian individual’s automobile in Paphos on August 7, 7 cartons of cigarettes, 750 grams of rolling tobacco and 500 grams of hookah tobacco had been seized. The arrested driver was launched after paying a advantageous of 1,500 euros. He additionally paid a advantageous of 500 euros for his impounded automobile. The merchandise within the automobile had been confiscated.
