#drugs

A 33-year-old woman was sentenced to 12 years in jail on Tuesday after she was found guilty of importing almost 13kg of cannabis resin, as a second woman aged 42, was jailed ...

The use of methamphetamine and other stimulant drugs such as cocaine, ecstasy and amphetamines are below the EU average in Cyprus with cannabis remaining the number one drug of choice ...

Diabetes type 2 injectable, Ozempic, a drug not regulated by the national health scheme (Gesy) is in general shortage in Cyprus, as people rush to take part in an international weight ...

Police said on Saturday they had found around 10kg of cannabis hidden in 11 separate bags, hidden under grass at different spots in a rural part of Nicosia. The find began ...

Police in Paphos arrested a 27-year-old man on Wednesday after he was found to be the recipient of a parcel sent from abroad containing 540 grams of dry cannabis. The arrest ...

A 35-year-old man was remanded for five days by the Paphos district court on Thursday on the suspicion of importing drugs, police said. According to police, the investigation began after ...

A Greek Cypriot man was remanded for three days in the north after a drug bust he tried to flee from that resulted in a ‘police’ chase. Turkish Cypriot media ...

A 37-year-old man was arrested, after police found over 2,000g of cannabis and a dozen grammes of cocaine in his possession, authorities said on Sunday. According to police, the drug ...

A 24-year-old man currently serving a seven-year jail term after he was found with over 10kg of cannabis and 476g of cocaine, saw his sentence increased to 10 years at the ...

A woman aged 33 was arrested at Larnaca airport on Saturday night after police said they found almost 17 kilos of cannabis in her luggage, they said. Police did not provide information ...

A 28-year-old man was arrested after he was found with over 100 ecstasy pills and over 30g of cannabis in his Famagusta home, police said on Sunday. Drug squad officers who ...

A 26-year-old was caught under the influence of drugs and with 1.3 g of cannabis, police in Paphos said on Wednesday. According to police, the individual was stopped by an officer ...

Paphos police arrested two men, aged 37 and 32, on suspicion of possession of stolen goods early on Thursday. Officers put an apartment building under surveillance following a tip off that a 37...

Police arrested a 26-year-old man after they found him trying to collect 200g of cannabis in Paphos, authorities said on Wednesday. According to police, the man, a Paphos resident, was ...

Three men aged 21, 39 and 45 were jailed on Tuesday for offences related to drug smuggling, committed in September last year. The 21-year-old appeared before Larnaca district court and was sentenced to ...

A 42-year-old was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday after he was caught with almost 28kg of cannabis as he arrived at Paphos airport. The incident occurred last July ...

The Limassol district court issued an eight-day remand against two people on Tuesday after police found 35 kilograms of cannabis at their house and storeroom. The two people, a 27-year-old and ...

Police on Monday night made yet another arrest for the violent incidents which erupted over the weekend in Limassol, bringing the total number of arrests up to seven. Two members ...

Cyprus is not facing any shortage of medicines, deputy director of the pharmaceutical services Elena Panayiotopoulou said on Monday. Speaking to state broadcaster CyBC, she said that Cyprus is not ...

Famagusta police have seized a total of 42kg of cannabis washed up on the beach in several packages, as another 75kg were found on beaches of the area in the ...

Authorities in the north of the island have reportedly seized several packets containing 75 kilograms of cannabis that washed up on the beach, in what could be related to similar incidents ...

There is a “terrifying increase” in drug use in Cyprus, bringing about impoverishment of the public, the Supreme Court said on Friday rejecting two appeals for leniency in prison sentencing ...

Officials denied that Cyprus is facing a shortage in key medicines such as antibiotics, amid reports of pharmacies running low. Elena Panayiotopoulou, deputy director of the pharmaceutical services, said on ...

A 22-year-old man has been arrested following a raid on his home in Ypsonas Limassol during which police found fireworks, flares, Molotov cocktails, smoke bombs and drugs, they said. Following ...