A 56-year-old man was sentenced to 11 years in jail on Monday after having pled guilty to attempting to import 16 kilograms of cannabis into Cyprus via Larnaca airport.

According to the police, the man arrived at Larnaca airport from Barcelona, having had a stopover in Belgrade, on June 24.

A search of his luggage turned up two nylon packages containing the cannabis, and he was arrested.

He was sentenced at the Larnaca criminal court.