30kg of smuggled lamb meat seized at crossing point

A total of 30 kilograms of smuggled lamb meat was seized at the Ayios Dhometios crossing point by Turkish Cypriot police on Tuesday.

They explained on Wednesday that they had pulled a car over at around 4.30pm and conducted a search, finding the lamb meat inside.

The meat was seized and legal action has been taken against the car’s driver, a 38-year-old woman.

Cases of police in the north finding and seizing large quantities of meat smuggled from the Republic have been increasing...