A 65-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday after 4kg of liquid cocaine was found hidden in his luggage at Larnaca airport.

The drugs were discovered during a joint operation by the police drug squad Ykan and customs.

Acting on information from Ykan officers, customs officials stopped the man for inspection shortly after his arrival from abroad.

Searches uncovered 10 nylon packages containing a suspicious liquid concealed inside plastic cosmetics containers.

Further examinations confirmed the substance was cocaine in liquid form with a total gross weight of 4kg.

The suspect was arrested and remains in custody for questioning.

Police said this is the first time such a large quantity of liquid cocaine has been detected in Cyprus.