Three arrested after drugs found

By a Staff Reporter

A 35-year-old man from Sotira and a 29-year-old woman from Ayia Napa were arrested in Avgorou in the Famagusta district on Sunday night for allegedly possessing more than half a kilo of drugs.

Police said Panayiotis Demetriou and Efthimia Simeou first raised police suspicions by the way Simeou was driving. At one point Demetriou left the car holding a plastic bag, and when police made a move towards him he ran away. He was chased and arrested.

Police say that half a kilo of cannabis and one gram of cocaine were found in his possession and that he dropped 10g of cocaine, 15 ecstasy pills and some cannabis during the chase.

The 29-year-old’s car was searched and two grams of cocaine, some cannabis and weighing scales were found, police said.

The couple appeared before a Famagusta court sitting in Larnaca and were remanded for seven days.

Meanwhile police have charged and released a 25-year-old man for alleged possession of one gram of cannabis on Sunday night.

At 7pm, an officer from the Paphos Drugs Squad pulled over a suspicious looking car and searched the driver, finding one gram of cannabis in his jacket.

The 25-year-old admitted to possession and said it was for personal use

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