Second arrest, remand following large drugs haul at checkpoint (Updated)

A 35-year-old woman was remanded for six days on Thursday as the second suspect in connection with a large haul of illegal drugs at a Nicosia crossing point.

The woman was arrested on Wednesday, after information emerged against her, police said.

For the same case, a 41-year-old man was remanded for eight days on Tuesday.

Investigation began when customs officers stopped the man’s car for inspection as he was trying to cross to the government-controlled areas from the Ayios Dometios crossing point in Nicosia on Monday.

Police said the 41-year-old, a resident of the north, was caught with about 10kg of illegal drugs.

In total, 8.641kg of methamphetamine, 1.546kg of cocaine and 293g of heroin were found and confiscated during the search.

An unidentified liquid substance weighing 378g and 69g of plant material were also found, police added.