Tobacco Products Seized at Deryneia Crossing Point

Tobacco products seized at Deryneia crossing point

Fourteen 14 cartons of cigarettes were seized by customs officials at the Deryneia crossing point on Sunday during routine checks under the Green Line Regulation, it was announced on Tuesday. The cigarettes were found in the luggage of an Israeli passenger travelling in a Turkish Cypriot taxi to Larnaca Airport. Customs officials said the products […]

Israeli man fined €840 after 14 cartons of untaxed cigarettes found at checkpoint

Customs officers stopped a Turkish Cypriot taxi carrying an Israeli passenger at the Deryneia crossing point on August 2, during routine checks enforcing the Green Line Regulation, as the taxi carried the passenger toward Larnaca Airport. A search of his luggage turned up 14 cartons of cigarettes, each containing 200 cigarettes. The cartons carried none of the required Greek and Turkish-language health warnings, nor the security feature and uniq…