Filenews 3 February 2023 - by Ioanna Mantzipa
A 25-year-old man who was arrested in the previous days for receiving and possessing drugs is in custody for a period of seven days. The suspect, according to the information of "F", refuses to cooperate with the investigators of YKAN Limassol, while in his possession were found a total of more than 2 kg of cannabis and a small amount of cocaine.
According to the facts of the case, on 27/01/2023, a customs officer, who was conducting a sample check of packages at a post office in Limassol, identified four suspicious packages, which had been shipped from abroad. Immediately, the Limassol YKAN was notified, whose members, after conducting examinations, found in three of the four packages, a total of 300 plastic cylindrical containers, which contained manufactured cigarettes with a quantity of dry cannabis, while the fourth package contained a quantity of cannabis. It was found that all four packages contained cannabis with a total gross weight of 1.5 kg.
The recipient of the packages was a 25-year-old man who on Monday (30/01) went to collect them, as a result of which he was arrested for the offence of illegal possession of a controlled drug. In a subsequent search of his home, a quantity of cannabis was found, totalling 650 grams, a quantity of cocaine weighing 2 grams, as well as a precision scale. Subsequently, on Tuesday (31/01) the 25-year-old appeared before the Limassol District Court, which ordered his detention for seven days.
On the same day, and during a random check carried out by a customs officer on a cardboard box sent from abroad, it was found that there was a suspicious substance. The Limassol Anti-Narcotics Service was immediately informed, whose members conducted examinations and found that the box contained a nylon package with a quantity of green dry cannabis plant matter, weighing 585 grams. Further examinations revealed that the recipient of the package was the 25-year-old.
