![]() The study found that 62 percent of SWAT raids are targeting drugs. The study looked at 800 deployments of SWAT teams among 20 local, state and federal police agencies in 2011-2012 and found some interesting (though not necessarily surprising) statistics. The cigarettes were confiscated.The American Civil Liberties Union has released a report looking at police militarization and the use of SWAT raids. On Friday, the director of customs agreed to an out of court fine of 3000 euro plus 500 euro for the return of the car. The cigarettes and car were confiscated and the Greek Cypriot arrested and remanded in custody for four days. ![]() ![]() Limassol police also found 50 cartons of cigarettes in a car driven by a Greek Cypriot for which duty of 1750 euro should have been paid and again did not have the Greek and Turkish language health warnings. In another instance, a raid in Paralimni led to the discovery of 2200 cigarettes and 500 grams of tobacco that should normally carry a duty of 490 euro and did not have the Greek and Turkish language health warnings, an indication that they had been brought from the Turkish occupied areas. The products were confiscated and the owner paid 900 euro. The owner left the products at the Customs Department which is investigating. In an announcement, it said that during a raid at premises in the Paphos district to find products that violate intellectual property laws, they found 2,602 items - cloths, bags, caps and sunglasses of various brands. A Department of Customs campaign this week in the districts of Limassol, Paphos and Famagusta has netted duty free tobacco and cigarettes as well as pirated clothes, bags and sunglasses.
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