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Cyprus Mail: News Articles in English, 01-12-13

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From: The Cyprus Mail at <http://www.cyprus-mail.com/>

Thursday, December 13, 2001

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[01] Local firm could face court after seizure of contraband cigarettes

GREEK crime fighters could haul C.T.

TOBACCO into court over one of the biggest seizures of contraband cigarettes in Europe, according to the Finance Ministry in Athens.

The company, owned by Christoforos Tornaritis, was listed alongside two other Cypriot companies, for suspected connection with a huge smuggling ring in Greece, Cyprus, the Balkans and Western Europe, responsible for handling more than 50 million packets of cigarettes this autumn.

Greek authorities said earlier this month they had impounded more than 18 million packets of cigarettes at Salonica port.

The consignment had been stored in warehouses 24 and 26 by C.T Tobacco and Greek company Ma