Five British Nationals Arrested for Tobacco Smuggling at Larnaca Airport
Five British nationals were arrested and remanded at Larnaca Airport, Cyprus, after Customs officers discovered almost 75kg of rolling tobacco in their luggage, which they allegedly attempted to smuggle from northern Cyprus onto a flight to Manchester.
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Five Brits arrested for trying to take 75kg of rolling tobacco from north to Manchester
Five British nationals appeared at the Larnaca district court on Sunday, accused of having attempted to smuggle almost 75 kilograms’ worth of rolling tobacco from northern Cyprus onto a flight to Manchester. The five had been arrested at Larnaca airport on Saturday, with the customs department saying that three suspects had a total of 300 […]
Read full article →Five Britons remanded after 74.75kg of rolling tobacco found at Larnaca Airport
Five British nationals were arrested at Larnaca Airport after Customs officers found a total of 74.75kg of rolling tobacco in their luggage shortly before they were due to fly to Manchester. Customs officers identified the five passengers on 8 August following an assessment of information, before they departed for the United Kingdom. According to the […]
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