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Drug-related news in Cyprus and abroad, covering trafficking investigations, seizures, court cases, addiction and policy, including public health and policing.

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Organised crime raids freeze over €750,000 in assets

By Zina Constantinou, Michalis Hadjivasilis Police know who heads the drug network targeted in Operation ‘Plegma’, the man who puts...
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Mazotos cocaine suspect believed part of trafficking network, police say

Larnaca District Court has remanded for eight days a 32-year-old man arrested over more than a kilo of cocaine...
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Drug seizures reach about 1,000 kilos as new substances emerge

The Anti-Drugs Unit (YKAN) seized about 1,000 kilos of drugs in Cyprus up to 26 October this year. Cannabis...
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Larnaca man arrested over kilo of cocaine hidden in containers

Police arrested a 32-year-old man in Larnaca district on Monday after finding more than a kilo of cocaine, much...
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Zavrantonas defence closes case, final speeches set for November 17

The defence of Giorgos Christodoulou-Zavrantonas, on retrial at the Nicosia Criminal Court accused of possessing 15 kilos of cocaine...
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Man sent for trial over methamphetamine posted as car parts

A 35-year-old man was referred on Friday for trial before the Limassol permanent Criminal Court over the importation of...
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Suspect tailed undercover officer before 6.6kg Nicosia cannabis seizure

A 22-year-old man was remanded in custody for eight days on Friday after police seized nearly 6.6 kilograms of...
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Cannabis parcel sting in Nicosia nets more than six kilos, 22-year-old arrested

Police arrested a 22-year-old man in Nicosia on Thursday after an operation that began with a cannabis parcel intercepted...
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Second arrest in 1kg crystal methamphetamine parcel case

Police arrested a 33-year-old woman on Wednesday in an investigation into the trafficking of about one kilogram of crystal...
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Man seen throwing cocaine into field as police arrives at his Paphos home

A 53-year-old man has been remanded in custody for five days after drug squad officers found about 104 grams...
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Police officer, 42, charged over cannabis and freed on bail

A 42-year-old police officer arrested on Monday afternoon in a drugs case was charged at the Nicosia District Court...
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More than a kilo of crystal meth found in postal parcel

It was a delivery worth perhaps dozens, if not hundreds of thousands, as a 35 year old man was...
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More than 30 drivers drunk at the wheel, double that speeding and three under drug influence

An intensified police campaign on the Cyprus roads, mostly in central urban areas once again clearly indicated a disappointing...
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