Members of the OPE Limassol stopped around 2.10 this morning to check a car that was moving in Kato Polemidia in Limassol.
During the check that followed, it was established that the driver of the car was a 44-year-old resident of the Nicosia province, while an investigation carried out revealed a total of 106 cartons of cigarettes, 10 cartons of manufactured tobacco, as well as three 20-liter drums each containing oil inside the vehicle. . The above appear to have been purchased from the occupied territories.
The 44-year-old was arrested and taken into custody while the investigation of the case was undertaken by the Customs Department.