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The Customs Department has confiscated 399 vials of Botox at the Agios Dometios crossing point after discovering the pharmaceutical products inside a vehicle driven by a 38-year-old Turkish Cypriot man.
The seizure took place shortly after midnight on Thursday, when customs officers stopped a car bearing Turkish Cypriot registration plates for inspection.
A search of the vehicle uncovered the vials inside a small bag packed in travel luggage. The products, intended for use in cosmetic procedures, were confiscated over breaches of the Green Line Regulation and Article 9 of Cyprus' Law on Medicinal Products for Human Use.
The driver was arrested, while the vehicle was also seized on suspicion of being used to transport the unauthorised pharmaceutical products.
He was subsequently released after agreeing to an out-of-court settlement. The arrangement involved a payment of €9,000 in connection with the seized products, alongside a further €1,000 to secure the return of his vehicle.
Initial inquiries indicate that the man had planned to travel from Larnaca Airport to Rome, Italy, via a third country. The Customs Department did not provide further details about the intended destination of the seized products or their final recipient.
