20kg haul of cannabis in police sting

 

POLICE discovered at least 20 kilos of cannabis last night in a massive sting operation in which shots were fired by Drugs Squad (YKAN) last night in the Paphos village of Archimandrita.

One man was arrested and another two were sought in connection to the case. Police said all three were Greek Cypriots, thought to be involved in a trafficking ring smuggling drugs into Cyprus through the post.

Acting on a tip off, YKAN placed a Paphos post office under surveillance early yesterday after a suspect package arrived.

The package was picked up by the suspect, who then took it to Archimandrita, where he met his two associates.

At that point, the police intervened and a massive chase ensued, with the officers firing warning shots to intercept the suspected drug dealers.

The suspects fled the scene in a vehicle which crashed with two YKAN cars, resulting in the two suspects escaping and the other being arrested. The men are known to the police from previous cases, police said.

Arrest warrants have been issued for the two suspects. YKAN commander Gavriel Gavriel said police were close to unveiling a massive drug trafficking ring, which has been importing drugs through the post and selling it on.

 

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