A 32-year-old Turkish Cypriot woman was fined €6,000 after customs officers at Larnaca airport found undeclared tobacco in her luggage on 21 June.
Acting on a tip-off, authorities searched the woman’s suitcase before her flight to the UK and discovered five cartons of cigarettes and 14kg of loose tobacco for roll-ups.
The products lacked health warnings in Greek and Turkish, a sign they were untaxed. She was arrested, and her luggage was confiscated.
The incident was resolved with an out-of-court Larnaca airport fine, and the woman was released after paying the full amount.
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