Police bust offenders in possession of 96,000 illegal firecrackers

Paphos court remanded for four days three people  over the illegal possession of over 96,000 firecrackers.

Police arrested the three after uncovering a stash of 96,140 firecrackers in a wooded area of Paphos when, shortly after 1 pm on Sunday, they spotted three men unloading boxes from two cars.

They found a total of 10 cardboard boxes containing firecrackers in the first car, driven by a 34-year-old man, and another 52 boxes in the second car, driven by a 31-year-old with a 23-year-old passenger.

Additionally the 34-year-old was found with a shoulder bag containing over €3,000 in cash, for which he did not adequate explanation.