Dane faces extradition on drugs charge

CYPRUS police yesterday detained a Danish national who is wanted in Copenhagen for allegedly trafficking over 100 kilos of cannabis between Norway and Denmark.

Kurt Nielsen, 32, from Copenhagen, was detained by a Larnaca district court yesterday while local authorities await his extradition order from Denmark.

The court said Nielsen would be given until Wednesday to decide whether he wanted to return home voluntarily or go through extradition proceedings.

Nielsen was arrested on Friday after Cyprus police received a message from Danish Interpol saying he was suspected of importing cannabis into Denmark.

Investigating officer Theophanis Georgiou told the court an international arrest warrant had been issued for the Dane.

According to the charges, Nielsen conspired to import 100 kilos of cannabis from Norway to Denmark between 1997 and 1998.

Georgiou said the suspect had no fixed address in Cyprus since arriving on April 21.

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