Police arrested three men and one woman over an 8.5kg cannabis bust in Larnaca and Nicosia on Thursday.

According to the authorities, significant quantities of narcotics, money and other evidence were seized after two vehicles and homes were searched by anti-drug unit Ykan.

In one of the vehicles, belonging to a 25-year-old, over 3kg of cannabis were found and later over 1kg was found in his Larnaca home.

The search of the car of a 27-year-old suspect found revealed three phones and a metal crusher with traces of cannabis.

Police found the third suspect, a 35-year-old, trying to flee his home with a box containing almost 4kg of cannabis and €16,700 in cash.

His home in Nicosia was later searched and a further 37 grams of cannabis, two metal grinders, three mobiles, a half-smoked cigarette containing cannabis and a sum of money were found.

The fourth suspect, a 28-year-old woman, was present at the scene.