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Suspect arrested over contraband smokes

Suspect arrested over contraband smokes

A foreign national was arrested Tuesday in Omonia Square, central Athens, for the possession and distribution of contraband cigarettes and tobacco.

A police raid of his home yielded 3,120 cigarette packets and 85 sachets of tobacco.

The suspect, a 27-year-old Afghan national, appeared before a prosecutor later in the day.

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