Two arrested for drug possession
Nicosia drug squad arrested two men late on Tuesday in connection with two separate cases of illegal drug possession. The first man, 27, was stopped...
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Third arrest in cannabis case
Police made a third arrest on Monday in connection with the seizure of over seven kilos of cannabis in Limassol. A 23-year-old man is the...
Two arrested for driving under influence
Police in Paphos have arrested two men for driving under the influence of drugs in two separate cases, it was announced on Monday. According to...
Second suspect remanded in drugs bust
A second suspect, aged 18, was remanded for seven days by Limassol district court in relation to a suspected drug trafficking case for which a...
Man remanded after drugs found in his house, two more sought (updated)
An eight-day-remand order was issued against a 21-year-old man by the Limassol District Court on Friday after he was arrested with over 7 kilos of...
Two years jail for cannabis possession and intent to sell
Larnaca district court on Tuesday sentenced a 22-year-old man to two years in jail for illegal drug possession and intent to sell. The man was...
Cyprus to mark international overdose awareness day
Eleftheria Square will be symbolically lit in purple on Tuesday evening to honour International Overdose Awareness Day, to pay tribute to those who lost their...
Over 23kg of cannabis found in luggage
Over 23 kilos of cannabis was found on Saturday in the luggage of a man aged 25 who flew into Paphos airport from Greece, police...
Sheep v conspiracy theorists
The pragmatic v the quixotic – there are lots of ways to divide people over Covid vaccines but Theo Panayides asks what is driving people...
Fish hooked on meth – the consequences of freshwater pollution
Around 269 million people worldwide use drugs each year. Often forgotten in this story is a problem of basic biology. What goes in must come...
Paphos driver found under influence of drink and drugs, injures officer
A 50-year-old man who was driving drunk without a licence and under the influence of drugs injured an officer and crashed into a police car...
‘All weapons’ needed to fight the pandemic
Developing new drugs takes time and money, which is why repurposing existing ones to fight coronavirus makes so much sense. THEO PANAYIDES speaks to a...
Despite drop in usage, illicit drug market adapted during lockdowns
Despite a drop in usage across the board, the drugs market showed durability and adaptability during last year’s lockdown, with dealers finding new ways and...
Surge in meth use causing alarm
A surge in meth use over the past five years has caused alarm, with an official telling the Cyprus Mail that the problem is getting...
Top court upholds sentence handed to drugs convict
The Supreme Court has upheld an eight-year jail sentence handed down to a defendant found guilty of possessing nearly 1 kilo of cocaine with intent...
Customs seize drugs, tobacco and counterfeit items across Cyprus
The customs department seized over nine kilos of cannabis and confiscated around 67,000 cigarettes across Cyprus in May. On top of that, it also seized...
Man arrested for possession of drugs after police chase
Police have arrested a 27-year-old man who injured a policeman when fleeing a police check, having first thrown out eight pouches containing five grams of...
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...
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...
Limassol couple to stand trial for manslaughter
A 40-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman were remanded on Monday until June 17, when they will appear in court in connection with the death...