Kuwait City: The Customs authorities sold 5,270 cigarette cartons, which were seized during foiled attempts to smuggle tobacco out of Kuwait.
The public auction, which was held in the district of Al-Salibiya, in compliance with the regulations, generated a total of KD36,500.
The date and location had earlier been announced on the Kuwaiti Official Gazette and posted the website of the General Directorate for Customs.
Meanwhile, the customs officers thwarted a fresh attempt to smuggle a large quantity of cigarettes cartons out of the country via Al-Nuwaisab exit border point.