Three women were arrested in the southern city of Patras for trafficking and transporting contraband tobacco, as it was announced on Wednesday.

Acting on a tip-off, police arrested the two 25-year old women at the intercity bus terminal as they were receiving a package with nine kilos of contraband tobacco that was sent from the town of Agrinio in central Greece.

An investigation was conducted and it was discovered that the two received the package on behalf of a third woman, aged 44, who was arrested soon after.

An investigation is under way to locate the sender of the package.