286 cigarette cartons seized at border

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KUWAIT CITY, Jan 27: Customs officers at the Nuwaiseeb border post recently thwarted two separate attempts by male travelers to smuggle 286 cartons of cigarettes to the neighboring country, reports Al- Anba daily. From one of the vehicles the inspectors seized 233 cartons which were hidden in a secret compartment and 53 from the other. The contraband and the smugglers have been referred to authorities and their vehicles have been temporarily impounded.