Three Czech passengers departing from Larnaca airport were arrested on Thursday after customs officers found 42,000 untaxed cigarettes in their luggage.
During an inspection, customs officers found a total of 210 boxes of 200 cigarettes, with 70 boxes in each traveller’s luggage.
The passengers were bound for the United Kingdom .
The cigarettes and luggage were confiscated. The three were initially arrested but later released after a proposal for an
