Man remanded after pot plants found

A NICOSIA court yesterday remanded a 25-year-old Nicosia man in custody for four days in connection with the cultivation of 45 cannabis plants, police said.

The man was arrested at 8.20am near the old Nicosia airport while allegedly attending to the plants, which were inside 36 pots. The plants were between three and 10 centimetres high and concealed under nylon. A subsequent search of the suspect’s home uncovered no new evidence, police added.