Two remanded after pot plants found

By a Staff Reporter

TWO Yugoslav men were yesterday remanded in custody for eight days by the Famagusta District Court, suspected of growing cannabis on the roof of their apartment block.

Police told the court they had information that four pots containing cannabis plants found in the Kapparis area in Paralimni had been dumped there by the suspects.

Police arrested Milos Kristic, 20, and 23-year-old Dejan Stoyanovic. Both men were staying and working on the island illegally.

Police said they found a small quantity of cannabis on the two men during their arrest.

The suspects allegedly admitted to police they were cultivating the plants on the roof, but claimed they were for personal use, the court heard.

Judge Yiasemis Yiasemi remanded the Yugoslavs in custody for eight days while the police investigation continues.

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