Over six kilos of cannabis found on incoming air passenger

The suspicious behaviour of a passenger on a flight arriving from Bucharest, Romania, raised red flags among Customs and Drug Enforcement officials at Larnaca airport, in the early hours of Saturday.

During the subsequent search, one of the 30-year-old Romanian’s bags was found containing five nylon bags with dry cannabis, weighing a total of 6.5 kilos.

The 30-year-old man was arrested and was expected to be brought before the Larnaca District Court later on Saturday for remand.

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