#drugs

One of the suspects in the ongoing case of attempted murder and arson in Pyla was on Tuesday remanded for six days by the Nicosia district court over a different ...

Greek and German police have dismantled a criminal ring smuggling cocaine hidden in trucks from Spain into Greece and other European countries, police said late on Sunday. Two suspected members ...

A second 21-year-old man was arrested in Nicosia in connection with a six kilogram drug seizure, police said on Thursday. Officers from the drug law enforcement unit (Ykan) carried out ...

Large amounts of cannabis have been seized in Cyprus in July after customs officers uncovered drugs hidden in postal and courier parcels arriving at Larnaca airport. According to an official ...

Two teenagers were charged in writing on Thursday in Larnaca in connection with the possession of drugs. The bicycle police stopped a car on Athinon Avenue for a check and ...

Remand orders for three people suspected of drugs trafficking were renewed for a further six days late on Saturday after a long procedure that had started early in the morning. ...

A 35-year-old woman from the Larnaca suburb of Aradippou was arrested after the police found drugs and an illegal CCTV system at her home, the police said on Monday. The ...

A 23-year-old was arrested on Wednesday night in Paphos after a high-speed pursuit and shots fired at his tyres, police said on Thursday. At 10.05pm on Wednesday, the police waved ...

The drug problem in the island’s schools has risen to the level of organised crime involving recruitment, trafficking and distribution and the failure to put a stop to it ...

Opioid addiction led to most of the 17 overdose deaths reported in Cyprus in 2023, according to according to the national findings presented by the Cypriot National Addictions Authority (NAAC). The increased ...

Drug squad officers arrested a 46-year-old man in Nicosia on Tuesday night on suspicion of cocaine possession, they said. Around 7pm the suspect was stopped for a routine check in ...

The Nicosia district court on Friday issued a property freezing order in the context of an investigation involving 8.5 kilograms of cannabis and the arrest of four suspects in Nicosia. Vehicles ...

The police on Friday announced the arrest of a sixth man in connection with the finding of drugs and ammunition at a cafeteria in Limassol. The arrestee is a 43-year-old ...

A 46-year-old was arrested in Limassol after police found a selection of drugs and an air rifle at his house, the police said on Friday. The man’s house had ...

Girls in Cyprus reported gambling more than boys in physical locations, drinking more alcohol, and using more synthetic drugs, but they scored lower than boys and below the threshold on ...

It’s every parent’s nightmare – and not just parents, either. Your child (or spouse, or friend, or loved one) is an addict. They’re in the grip of something ...

A 34-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday after customs officers discovered 18kg of cannabis hidden inside a parcel at Larnaca airport. The package, which arrived on May 19, was being held ...

Paphos criminal court on Tuesday issued an order for the state to seize the property of two men earlier convicted for possession of narcotics. The court ordered the confiscation of €46,500 ...

A 35-year-old man from Paphos was arrested on Wednesday evening after being found to be in possession of large quantities of cannabis, which were kept in his vehicle, in his ...

A fourth person has been arrested in connection with a major drug trafficking case in Limassol that shocked authorities last November. The 47-year-old man was detained on Monday under a ...

A 52-year-old man has confessed to killing Yiannis Argyrou who was found dead on Sunday, admitting to the stabbing during a drug-fuelled night in a private garage in Limassol, police ...

A quantity of cannabis exceeding 50 kilograms was found in a stolen vehicle driven by a 41-year-old man, which was pursued by members of the Cyprus police’s anti-drug unit (Ykan) ...

The Tolmi addiction centre in Paphos is aiming to open a new residential addiction treatment facility, with the town’s municipality having given a “positive” response to the idea, the ...

The 32-year-old man arrested when police found 105.65kg of cannabis and 16.52kg of cocaine, was remanded on Friday for eight days to facilitate investigations. The suspect was taken before the ...