Thousands of firecrackers found in car

SEVEN thousand five hundred firecrackers were found yesterday in the back of a car, Paphos police said.

At 10.30am they stopped and searched a car in Yeroskipou, only to find two cardboard boxes in the backseat containing explosives. The first box held 50 cartons of 50 explosive devices each and the second contained 50 cartons with 100 firecrackers in each.

The suspect claimed she had no knowledge of the contents of the packages, but she was arrested and her husband, in whose name the car is registered, was also questioned

Police said they carried out a thorough search of the couple’s home and cars, but did not find anything suspicious. The couple were charged and released.

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