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The Nicosia criminal court on Friday ruled that Georgios Christodoulou Zavrantonas must for a second time respond to charges related to the alleged possession of 15 kilograms of cocaine. He had ...

A total of six kilograms of cannabis were seized by police from a package that arrived at a courier company on Tuesday. Police said the drugs were seized following investigations ...

A 56-year-old man was sentenced to 17 years in prison over the possession of 37.5kg of cannabis with intent to supply, police said on Tuesday. He was arrested in February 2025 after ...

The health ministry’s pharmaceutical services on Monday warned of “serious risks” associated with the supply and use of unauthorised or illegally traded medication, stressing these could bear significant health ...

A fifth suspect was arrested on Sunday in connection with investigations into the discovery of 230 kilograms of illegal substances in February. The 30-year-old was taken into custody and is expected ...

A 40-year-old man was arrested on Saturday after arriving at Larnaca airport on an international inbound flight with 25 kilograms of cannabis in his suitcase, police said. The cannabis was found ...

A 33-year-old who was arrested on Monday in connection with the possession of drugs was taken before Nicosia district court on Tuesday, which ordered he remain in custody for eight ...

The police have seized 323 kilograms of cannabis and hash as well as 81kg of cocaine since the beginning of the year. Compared to last year, the amount of cocaine seized ...

The Pharmaceutical Services on Thursday warned patients not to stop taking their medication following a recall issued by pharmaceutical company Remedica earlier this week, cautioning that doing so could have ...

The drug squad (Ykan) is investigating possible trafficking routes through the north used to bring the stimulant Captagon into the government-controlled areas, as the substance emerges as one of the ...

A 47-year-old man was remanded in custody for five days on Saturday after police found around 60g of crystal meth in his possession during a patrol in western Limassol. The ...

Two 30-year-old men were remanded in custody for six days on Saturday after police found more than 500g of cocaine in their possession during a drug trafficking investigation in Limassol. ...

Two 34-year-old men were remanded in custody for eight days on Saturday after a police pursuit in Larnaca ended with the seizure of approximately 1.5kg of cocaine. At around 11pm ...

A total of three people are now in police custody in connection with a crystal meth trafficking investigation after a 29-year-old man appeared before the Limassol district court on Saturday. ...

Limassol criminal court on Thursday ordered asset seizures worth €164,000 against two suspects in a drug trafficking case. According to a police statement, following the discovery of five kilograms of cocaine ...

A 29-year-old man has been arrested following his extradition from Romania to Cyprus in connection with a 2024 drug case involving more than 3kg of cannabis, police said on Friday. Police ...

Court proceedings in the ‘Zavrantonas’ case continued on Friday with the cross examination of key prosecution witness Yiannis ‘Maronas’ Andreou, who on Thursday had told the court he had initially ...

A 28-year-old man was remanded for eight days on Tuesday after he was arrested for smuggling cocaine into Cyprus by concealing the drugs inside his body. The suspect was stopped ...

The police anti-drug squad Ykan on Saturday said it has dismantled a Cyprus-wide drug ring active in the importation and circulation of opiates. During the investigation, authorities seized approximately 60kg ...

In a trial concerning the alleged possession of 15 kilograms of cocaine, the defence on Tuesday questioned the police’s narrative regarding the circumstances in which they arrested two suspects. Nicosia ...

The retrial of Giorgos Zavrantonas Christodoulou got into the substance of the case on Monday with his lawyers lodging several objections to the evidence submitted by prosecutors. In the trial ...

The adoption of a holistic, human-centered approach is essential for the combatting of addictions, president of the Cyprus National Addictions Authority Christos Minas said on Friday. “The treatment of drugs ...

A 38-year-old Paphos resident was remanded for eight days by the Paphos district court on Friday, one day after the suspect was arrested for the importation of dried poppy pods. ...

Substance abuse and gambling have risen significantly among young people in Cyprus, director of the centre for information and treatment of addictions Kenthea, Elena Zarouna said on Friday. Speaking to ...