A 19-year-old male was arrested in Limassol on Friday evening after police found cannabis and traces of cocaine in his car after he had abandoned it during a chase.

The police had attempted to pull him over at around 7pm after he had been spotted driving without a seatbelt and holding a mobile phone while doing so. However, he drove off, with police saying he “accelerated and drove recklessly and dangerously trying to escape”.

The police gave chase, and eventually, the teen abandoned his car and fled on foot.

The car was seized and searched, with police finding 24 grams of cannabis, a precision scale with traces of cocaine, €400 in cash, and two mobile phones inside.

The teen was later arrested, and the police’s investigation into the matter is ongoing.