Sunday, August 15, 2021

OVER 23kg OF DRUGS FOUND IN LUGGAGE AT PAPHOS AIRPORT

 Cyprus Mail 15 August 2021 - by Staff Reporter

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Over 23 kilos of cannabis was found on Saturday in the luggage of a man aged 25 who flew into Paphos airport from Greece, police said.

A search of the luggage uncovered 40 bags with the drugs inside. The man was arrested and will appear in court on Sunday.

According to police on Sunday, the suspect told them the drugs were given to him by people he did not know in Thessaloniki to bring them to Cyprus for a fee. He also said he did not know who they were to be delivered to.