Two men, aged 36 and 24, were remanded for eight days byLarnaca district court on Monday after the discovery of two kilograms of cannabis.

Police had earlier said that they had found a nylon bag containing around a kilogram of dry cannabis plant material belonging to the 36-year-old during an operation carried out in the Larnaca district on Sunday afternoon.

He was then arrested, and a subsequent search of his residence found a second nylon bag containing a second kilogramme of dry cannabis plant material.

The police then searched a car which was parked at the property, which belongs to the 24-year-old, and found nine grams of cannabis, a precision scale, and some cash. As a result, the 24-year-old was also arrested.