Crime Correspondent: Cyprus

Polish woman cocaine

Polish woman cocaine

Police arrested and remanded in Larnaca a Polish woman who arrived from Brussels having swallowed over 1.1kg of cocaine. The woman had swall...

Larnaca-Kofinou road Drug Siezure

five men were remanded in custody on Saturday night after police had intercepted a huge drugs haul on the Larnaca-Kofinou road on Thursday night. Dutch couple arrived at Paphos airport on Sunday night and were found to be in possession of 18.121 kilos of marijuana in their luggage. The seizure is the latest in several drug hauls over the last week, which has seen over 20kg of cannabis confiscated by police. Barely a fortnight into 2008, this amount constitutes almost 14 per cent of the total amount of cannabis confiscated last year (148kg). The 27-year old woman and 25-year old man travelled to Cyprus from Amsterdam via London. They were searched after police spotted that the couple were behaving nervously. During questioning, the woman admitted her guilt and said she was due to hand the drugs to a third party in exchange for €8,000. “We will ask Europol and perhaps Interpol as well for help,” the Drug Squad (YKAN) Commander said yesterday. “We know that those who smuggle drugs into Cyprus are in league with locals. Upon arrival, smugglers receive instructions via mobile phone as to what their next move will be.” The couple have been remanded in custody for eight days. A 20-year old man from Limassol was also arrested in connection with the case, which involved two and a half kilos of cannabis. Police later found over £7,000, along with £23,223 sterling and €111,315 at the suspect’s home.

Larnaca-Kofinou road Drug Siezure

five men were remanded in custody on Saturday night after police had intercepted a huge drugs haul on the Larnaca-Kofinou road on Thursday n...

33-year-old Italian and 24-year-old Dutchman

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpu9CFDYv5mf9d-1htzVRq00IBo-LOJe1olDUN582SnPa6GHDxc1AzChTcNalCCXUtAk0WixIjfudqOdzr_sw0fb1gRfoEBbPgF1_YVG4mkH3BYKXtvEjy38YSvij1U45kPxuKqcvvJjo/s1600-h/hkseizure.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145790608377045714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpu9CFDYv5mf9d-1htzVRq00IBo-LOJe1olDUN582SnPa6GHDxc1AzChTcNalCCXUtAk0WixIjfudqOdzr_sw0fb1gRfoEBbPgF1_YVG4mkH3BYKXtvEjy38YSvij1U45kPxuKqcvvJjo/s320/hkseizure.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a> 33-year-old Italian and 24-year-old Dutchman arrived from Brussels on a Cyprus Airways flight at around 7.30pm. He said the two men’s behaviour in the arrivals area aroused suspicion, prompting officers to call them over to customs for inspection. Ioannou said drug squad presence at the airport was especially strong these days as the department carried out operations to locate hard drugs, especially cocaine. The Italian suspect’s luggage was examined first, uncovering nothing suspicious, and he was allowed to leave the airport. During an inspection of the Dutchman’s luggage, however, officers found a second dividing compartment, containing 15 packages of cannabis weighing a total 15 kilos. It is believed the concealment of the drugs was done by a professional, as the packages were laced with coffee beans and closed airtight so as not to alert sniffer dogs. Officers also believe the drugs, of a highly advanced type, came from Holland. In the meantime, the find the Italian attempted to make a run for it, managing to leave the airport and jump into a taxi heading for Limassol. Nevertheless, he was chased down and caught by a drug squad officer, who was slightly injured making the arrest.

33-year-old Italian and 24-year-old Dutchman

33-year-old Italian and 24-year-old Dutchman arrived from Brussels on a Cyprus Airways flight at around 7.30pm. He said the two men’s behavi...