4 Italian officers, 1 Libyan held for cigarette smuggling

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 28 - Four Italian navy officers and one Libyan one were arrested Friday over a case of alleged cigarette smuggling using an Italian Navy ship.
    They were detained on charges of smuggling cigarettes, arbitrary boarding of smuggled goods on the military vessel Capri, bribery for acts contrary to official duties and ideological forgery.
    The Italian military personnel under investigation are three officers and one petty officer of the Italian Navy, while the Libyan officer is serving in the Libyan Coast Guard.
    The five were notified by the Brindisi Judiciary of an order of "personal and real precautionary measures" at the end of an investigation by the Guardia di Finanza finance guard tax police force.
    The four Italians were placed under house arrest while the Libyan was taken to prison. (ANSA).