A man was arrested on Thursday morning after a large quantity of cigarettes on which duty had not been paid were seized by the police.
The police said in a statement that the Qawra police were informed that a car was loading something from a boat in what looked like a suspicious activity. The incident happened at 5.15am on the quay at Triq San Pawl in St Paul’s Bay.
Officers were on site and found a van packed with cigarettes. The arrested man was also on site.
Assistance from the Customs Department was requested.