20-year-old who hid cocaine in car wheel arrested
A 20-year-old man was arrested after 43 plastic bags with cocaine were found in his car, police said on Saturday. Members of the Nicosia drug...
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Credit Suisse found guilty in cocaine cash laundering case
Credit Suisse CSGN.S was convicted by Switzerland’s Federal Criminal Court on Monday of failing to prevent money-laundering by a Bulgarian cocaine trafficking gang in the country’s first...
Remand for man suspected of trying to smuggle 6.5kg of cocaine through Limassol port
A 56-year-old man was remanded for eight days on Saturday after being arrested on suspicion of smuggling 6.5 kilos of cocaine into the country. The...
Limassol police discover 6.5kg of cocaine, one arrest
Cocaine weighing 6.5 kilos was found by the police drug squad (Ykan) in Limassol on Friday as part of a large-scale operation which is currently...
Man arrested for drug possession in Nicosia
A 30-year-old man was arrested on Sunday in Nicosia in connection with a case of illegal drug possession. According to a police statement, members of...
Police arrest sixth person in connection with February drugs bust
Police have made a sixth arrest in relation to a drugs raid in Nicosia in February. According to a police report, a 40-year-old man, was...
Man arrested at airport with 3.6kg cocaine
The police drug squad on Thursday said they arrested a 34-year-old man at Larnaca airport after they found over 3.5kg of cocaine in his luggage....
Cyprus-registered ship site of massive Australian drugs bust
One of Australia’s largest drug busts took place aboard Kypros Bravery, a Cyprus-registered cargo carrier, UK media reported on Saturday. The Australian Federal Police seized...
Cannabis use up, cocaine down during 2021
Cannabis use in Cyprus in 2021 increased, whereas cocaine use decreased, the annual report presented by the Cyprus National Addictions Authority (NAAC) on Tuesday showed....
Hard drug use declined during pandemic – report
Limassol, along with Ayia Napa, is one of the main centres of hard drug use in Cyprus according to an EU drug monitoring unit report,...
