Cannabis and untaxed tobacco seized at Ayios Dometios crossing

Customs officers on Sunday seized 12 grammes of cannabis, 50 packs of heated tobacco sticks, six cartons of cigarettes and 1.5 kilogrammes of rolling tobacco at the Ayios Dometios checkpoint.

In a statement, the Customs Department said the items were detected during routine checks of persons and vehicles crossing from the north to the government-controlled areas.

The 50 duty-unpaid packs of heated tobacco sticks, each containing 20 sticks, were found in a vehicle driven by a woman.