Police seize drugs, arrest suspect during large operation in Limassol (updated)

Police said Wednesday seized some 64 kilos of cannabis in a warehouse in Limassol during a largescale operation that saw one man arrested.

Police said a 54-year-old suspect found at the warehouse has been arrested.

The warehouse in Ayios Athanasios had been put under surveillance by the drug squad following a tip-off.

The suspect is expected to be brought before a court on Thursday.

Police were trying to determine who the senders of the drugs were and whether the 54-year-old was the final recipient.

 

 

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