The Customs Department, in cooperation with the Cyprus Police, seized a large quantity of duty-free tobacco products from a vehicle in the Limassol district.
On November 11, 2026, Customs Department officials were informed by members of the Limassol OPE that, following a search of a light van-type truck driven by a Greek Cypriot in the Limassol district, large quantities of untaxed tobacco products had been discovered.
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Specifically, Customs Department officials counted and seized a total of 98 cartons, each containing 200 cigarettes, 113 cartons, each containing 200 heated cigarettes, and tobacco for hand-rolled cigarettes weighing a total of 5 kilograms and 550 grams, whose packaging did not bear the “smoking is harmful” warning in Greek and Turkish, nor did it include the security feature or the unique traceability code, indicating that they were duty-free. The vehicle used to transport the contraband tobacco products was also seized.
The suspect, who has had previous run-ins with the Customs Department, was arrested for offenses committed in flagrante delicto but was later released, after his proposal for an out-of-court settlement of the case was accepted, involving the payment of €16,000 for the tobacco products and €500 for the return of the vehicle. The confiscated tobacco products will undergo the prescribed destruction process.
