Big drugs bust in Paphos
Police on Thursday seized around 22 kilograms of cannabis, 400 grams of cocaine, a gun and a large sum of money exceeding €50,000 in a large-scale operation carried out in cooperation with the ...
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 squad stopped the man’s car ...
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 drugs were found on Tuesday in ...
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 underway.
A police statement also said ...
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 Ykan (Nicosia Branch) carried out ...
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 arrested by police late Friday.
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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.
The man arrived at the ...
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 416 kilos of cocaine worth ...
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.
“The development of a strategy to ...
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, although it saw a marked ...
Remand after cocaine found in motorcycle parts (updated)
One man was remanded in police custody on Friday after police found 265g of cocaine following a raid on the premises of a courier company in Larnaca.
Police had received ...
Two jailed for seven and eight years for cocaine trafficking
Two men aged 57 and 22 were on Wednesday jailed for eight and seven years respectively after being found guilty of possessing and trafficking half a kilo of cocaine.
The two were ...
Drug trafficker jailed for nine years
The Larnaca criminal court jailed a 39-year-old man for nine years on Wednesday after he was found guilty of trafficking one kilo of cocaine.
The man was arrested in June, ...
Colombia’s most-wanted drug lord told armed forces: ‘You beat me’ when caught
The man Colombia describes as the world’s most dangerous drug trafficker told security forces: “You beat me” when he was captured during an operation this weekend, the government said ...
Colombia nabs Otoniel, drug kingpin and gang leader
Colombia‘s armed forces have captured Dairo Antonio Usuga, known as Otoniel, in the biggest blow to drug trafficking in the Andean country since the death of Pablo Escobar, President ...
Man arrested after more than 400 grammes of cocaine found (Updated)
A 36-year-old man was remanded for eight days on Thursday on suspicion of cocaine possession, drug dealing and money laundering in Limassol.
He was arrested as part of a Limassol ...
Police seize two kilos of cocaine, arrest two suspects
Police said Wednesday they have seized two kilos of cocaine and arrested two suspects during an operation in the Nicosia district.
The force tweeted that during an ongoing drug squad ...
Three arrests for possession of drugs and fireworks
Two men, aged 39 and 32, and a woman, 31, were arrested on Saturday after one kilogramme of cocaine was located in one of the men’s car and cannabis and fireworks in ...
British bases say army does not tolerate drug abuse within its ranks
The British bases on Wednesday did not confirm or deny reports from the UK that ten of its soldiers had tested positive for cocaine.
Ten SBA personnel who allegedly failed ...
Arrest for father of boy 5 who had cocaine in his system
The 45-year-old father of a five-year-old boy who tested positive for cocaine last week in Limassol has been arrested, police told the Cyprus Mail.
Police also issued an arrest warrant ...
Study shows cocaine, ecstasy use in Cyprus low
Cocaine, amphetamines, and ecstasy did not appear to be the drugs of choice among residents of Nicosia and Limassol, according to a study of urban wastewater conducted in April 2020, when ...
Man remanded on suspicion of giving drugs to son aged 11
Limassol district court remanded a 44-year-old father for four days on Saturday for giving drugs to his 11-year-old son.
The man was arrested following a visit by the social welfare ...
Police seize cocaine and crystal meth, three suspects remanded (updated)
Two men and a woman in Nicosia were remanded in police custody for six days on Saturday in connection with possession of 1.5 kilos of cocaine and 625 grammes of crystal meth.
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