Police in Nicosia on Thursday arrested a 29-year-old man after catching him red-handed in possession of almost 5kg of cannabis.

According to a statement, officers of the Drug Squad flagged down the man’s car. During a search of the vehicle, officers spotted four nylon bags in the front on the passenger side.

The bags contained cannabis of a net weight of 4.8 kg.

The man was arrested on the spot and is being detained for questioning.