Girl used in tobacco-smuggling operation
TWO men were arrested after a 14-year-old girl was caught crossing over from the occupied areas with 10 kilos of tobacco, police said on Wednesday. The men, 33 and 25, are Nicosia residents. They are being investigated for illegally possessing untaxed goods, and smuggling.
At around 7:20pm on Tuesday, police said, customs stopped the young girl at the Ledra Palace checkpoint in Nicosia and found she was carrying 10 kilos of tobacco from the north.
In collaboration with police, they followed her to a meeting point at a parking area There, she met the two men who were in a car.
http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/03/09/girl-used-tobacco-smuggling-operation/
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