A 33-year-old man arrested in Nicosia on Thursday for illegal possession of class C controlled drugs was on Friday taken before the Nicosia district court, which issued a five-day remand order.

He was arrested for illegal drug possession with the aim of supply and for illegal importation of drugs.

“On April 8 and 9 a package containing approximately 200 pills of class C controlled drugs were imported to Cyprus by a courier company to the man’s house,” police drug unit Ykan said on Friday.

After a search warrant was issued, further investigation in his home revealed 210 prescription drug pills in a package while police also confiscated a computer, a bank card and mobile phones.

Later on, the police announced that a third package had been found, containing 200 pills, bringing the total to 600.

Police investigations are ongoing.