Drugs arrest in Limassol linked to fast food shooting

LIMASSOL district court remanded a 23-year-old man for seven days and a 36-year-old man for four days yesterday after their arrest in connection with shots fired at a fast food shop in Limassol on Saturday.

The pair were driving in a car on the Nicosia to Limassol highway when officers stopped them at 11.30pm on Tuesday, police said. During the search, the 23-year-old passenger handed a small plastic bag containing 28 grammes of cannabis to the officers. The two men were arrested and taken to Limassol police headquarters where it was established that the 23-year-old had pending arrest warrants in his name. He was wanted for cases involving the illegal possession and transportation of a firearm, possession of explosives, drugs possession and for firing a gun in a residential area.

Police had originally arrested four men in connection with the case on Sunday.

Limassol CID and Nicosia’s drug squad are both investigating the case.

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