Arrest after 1,000 cartons duty free cigarettes found

A Greek Cypriot was arrested on Tuesday after police found 1,000 cartons of duty-free cigarettes and over 70kg of rolling tobacco in his possession.

Nicosia and Larnaca police officers informed the Customs Department on Tuesday that they had found a massive haul of duty-free tobacco in a van in the Aradippou animal farm area.

Specifically, the police found 759 cartons of 200 cigarettes each, 234 cartons of heated cigarettes and 71kg and 350g of rolling tobacco, all duty free.