Four people, aged 16, 24, 25 and 30, were remanded in custody for five days by the Paphos district court on Wednesday following their arrest in connection with a string of burglaries and thefts.

Police said the arrests followed a search at a Paphos residence under a court warrant.

Officers found a crystalline substance resembling methamphetamine weighing 0.2 grams on the 25-year-old suspect, alongwith burglary tools.

Household appliances, including light fixtures, a stove, a television and a video camera were also seized.

Some items were confirmed to have been stolen from a house on March 29 and an apartment building under construction between March 28-30.