A 20-year-old man was arrested in Limassol on Wednesday night after police officers found a total 498 Easter firecrackers in a bag on the back seat of his car.

The man was initially stopped for checks, and handed over to officers a hand-rolled cigarette containing cannabis and tobacco, police said in a statement. Upon further checks, the bag with the firecrackers were also found.

The man was immediately arrested and brought in for questioning. He was then released, pending his court appearance at a date yet to be set.