Three arrested on drugs charges

Three people were arrested late Friday on suspicion of possessing almost three grammes of cannabis, police said.

According to the report, officers from the anti-drug squad (ΥΚΑΝ) stopped a car at the Troodos mountain-Nicosia highway with three people, a 24-year old driver and two 27-year olds. The officers said they found in the possession of the driver a small plastic bag containing 0.78 grammes of cannabis and on one of the 27-year olds another plastic bag containing 0.58 grammes.

They said they found outside the car a third plastic bag, with 0.99 grammes.

All three were arrested and taken in custody.

Police also searched their homes and found a small grinder with traces of cannabis in the home of one of the 27-year olds.

 

 

 

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