Two separate arrests in Limassol led to police seizing over 2,000 firecrackers and a number of torches, police said on Friday.

The first was a 17-year-old who was detained on Thursday after officers searched his home and found 1,193 firecrackers, 16 fireworks and 37 torches.

A further 33 torches were found in his father’s car.

On Thursday afternoon, police arrested a 32-year-old man after he was found with 1,064 fireworks in his home.