Five arrested for attempting to smuggle cigarettes through Athens Airport
File photo. [AMNA]
Five people have been arrested at Athens International Airport for attempting to illegally smuggle thousands of packs of cigarettes into the country.
Airport officials found 20,775 packs of cigarettes hidden in 19 pieces of luggage belonging to five passengers who had arrived on a flight from Ethiopia.
The passengers, who range in age from 25 to 62, were led before a prosecutor.
