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Police in Cyprus arrest 4 in Larnaca cigarette bust

ByFamagusta Gazette

Feb 10, 2025

Police in Cyprus have discovered thousands of boxes of duty-free cigarettes after four men were spotted  loading them onto a boat docked in Larnaca.

The four were arrested, according to CyBC Radio.

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 also found.

A woman was also arrested as a suspect.

A total of ten and a half thousand boxes of duty-free cigarettes were seized.

Members of the Anti-Narcotics Service, the Larnaca Police Department and the Customs Department participated in the police operation.

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