Police on Monday arrested a 25-year-old driver in Paphos for illegal possession of narcotics and he was also found positive in a drug test.

According to the police, officers on patrol stopped the man at 5.20pm when he was spotted driving suspiciously.

Police found a quantity of drugs on the man, which he confessed was for his own use, and then carried out a drug test on the suspect with a positive result.

The 25-year-old was taken to the Paphos drug unit (Ykan) offices where he was accused in writing and released to be summoned later to court.