
A man was issued a fine of €77,000 in a massive duty-free tobacco haul on Tuesday .
The customs department, in a coordinated operation, checked three vans – two in Nicosia and one in Larnaca – belonging to a 44-year-old and found 706 cartons of 200 cigarettes each, 192 cartons of 200 heated cigarettes each and 85kg and 372.5g of rolling tobacco, all duty-free.
Further investigations were carried out at