#drugs

Police on Wednesday night made a fourth arrest connected to the finding of drugs in a residential property on Monday. Three people had been arrested on Monday in Nicosia following ...

A 42-year-old prison guard was handed a six-day remand on Tuesday after being arrested when drugs were found in his locker at the central prison. A total of 120 grams of ...

A packet that possibly contains drugs was found in a cupboard used by prison guards, the department of prisons said on Sunday. A search was carried out in the facility, ...

Tests for people suspected of driving under the influence of drugs will in some cases be carried out by taking blood samples, should a new bill proposed by the transport ...

Levels of amphetamine and methamphetamine are on the rise in wastewater in Cyprus, the European monitoring centre for drugs and drug addiction (EMCDDA) said on Wednesday. The EMCDDA was presenting ...

A 32-year-old man was remanded for seven days in Limassol on Tuesday in connection with seven kilos of cannabis that were discovered last week. This is the third arrest after ...

A 34-year-old man was on Monday sentenced to 12 years in jail after he was found guilty of drug possession with intent to supply after being found with 8kg of cocaine. ...

Urine tests for the detection of illegal substances in prisoners are carried out daily, the prisons department said on Tuesday. The department issued the statement in response to an article ...

Drugs and other prohibited items including mobile phones are being smuggled into prison from court, reports said on Monday. According to Phileleftheros, the drugs and prohibited items come into prisoners’ ...

Police arrested a second person on Sunday in connection with a large amount of drugs that were discovered in Paphos on Tuesday. The 29-year-old Paphos resident was arrested after a ...

A 55-year-old man was sentenced to 12 years in jail for bringing drugs into the country, police said on Wednesday. According to police, the man was arrested with a 38-year-old woman ...

Around 28 grams of cannabis, which had been purchased in the Turkish city of Batman, were found in a man’s underwear by a sniffer dog at Ercan (Tymbou) airport, it ...

Measures announced to tackle organised crime came under fire on Tuesday, while Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said their immediate introduction would boost effectiveness as holistic improvements to the structure of ...

The Court of Appeal on Monday overturned the acquittal of a man who had been accused of possessing and supplying illegal drugs, sentencing him to seven months in prison. The ...

The Larnaca criminal court sentenced a man to 15 years in prison on Monday, for having attempted to import a total of 36 kilogrammes of cannabis into Cyprus. The man, a 47-year-old ...

Two men were arrested in a drug bust where 42kg of cannabis were found in Larnaca, police said on Friday. The drug squad, Ykan, on Thursday stopped a 21-year-old driving ...

A 37-year-old man suspected of stealing icons was arrested in Limassol in the early morning hours of Wednesday. According to police, the arrest took place around 1am after receiving information ...

Switzerland’s capital is examining a pilot scheme to allow the sale of cocaine for recreational use – a radical approach to the war on drugs that is not thought to ...

A 22-year-old man has been arrested for possession of cannabis with intent to sell, police said on Wednesday. The arrest was made during a routine traffic stop in Limassol. A ...

Police arrested a 24-year-old woman arriving at Larnaca airport around 9kg of cannabis in her suitcases, an announcement said on Saturday. The woman arrived on Friday night, and during checks ...

A 24-year-old woman was arrested, suspected of attempting to deliver drugs to a man in a holding cell in Paphos, police said on Sunday. According to Paphos police chief Michalis ...

A 33-year-old man was arrested in Limassol on Friday evening after being found to be in possession of a kilogram and a half of cannabis. Police attempted to pull the ...

A Greek Cypriot appeared in court in the north on Friday after having been arrested by Turkish Cypriot police at the Ayios Dhometios crossing point with 10 grammes of cocaine in ...

A 30-year-old man admitted on Monday to charges of importing and illegally possessing around 15kg of drugs for the purpose of supply at the Paphos criminal court. However, he pleaded ...