MPs pledge ‘prohibitive’ fines for green line smuggling
Fines for violating the customs legislations – controlling the flow of goods – is set to rise to “prohibitive” levels as the House finance committee seeks to clamp down on green line ...
Three remanded for migrant smuggling (Updated)
Two women, 25 and 29, were remanded for eight days on Wednesday on suspicion of assisting third-country nationals enter the territory of the republic illegally.
The pair was arrested after officers received ...
Arrest after 28kg of shisha tobacco seized
A 56-year-old man was arrested after 28 kilogrammes of shisha tobacco was found in his car on Wednesday in Nicosia police said.
The tobacco, 112 packs weighing 28 kg in total, was found ...
Aircraft under police guard over possible links to arms smuggling
A small aircraft that has been in Cyprus since 2019 and is currently parked at Paphos airport is being guarded until UN experts arrive to inspect a possible connection with arms ...