Tobacco products brought illegally from the north were confiscated on Friday in the south by the Customs Department, which charged those arrested a total of €20,000 for unpaid duty and taxes.
During checks at the Ayios Dhometios crossing point in Nicosia, customs stopped a 39-year-old and searched his vehicle.
They found that part of the trunk and back seats had been altered.
Underneath the officers found 43 cartons of 200 cigarettes each, 116 boxes of vapes and 3kg and 650gr of rolling tobacco.