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Five remanded in Cyprus tobacco bust, 10,500 boxes of duty-free cigarettes seized

ByFamagusta Gazette

Feb 11, 2025
The five people arrested in the case of illegal possession of thousands of boxes of duty-free cigarettes, which were discovered in Larnaca, have been taken into custody.

Larnaca District Court remanded four of the suspects in custody for four days and the fifth for twenty-four hours.

Following a coordinated operation, the Police located thousands of boxes of duty-free cigarettes, while four men were loading them onto a docked boat.

In a subsequent search of a house and two vehicles, other boxes of cigarettes, various valuables, a large sum of money and a bag of cocaine were found.

A woman was also arrested as a suspect.

A total of 10,500 boxes of duty-free cigarettes were seized.

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