Speeding biker drops a kilo of cannabis

A MOTORCYCLIST speeding down the Kofinou-Larnaca highway was probably disappointed on Wednesday night after he had accidentally dropped a kilo of cannabis and a precision weighing scale from the vehicle. The motorcycle had no licence plates.

A police officer happened to witness the incident during a routine patrol of the highway at around 7:30pm close to Larnaca.

The sergeant had been keeping his eyes peeled for any trouble after the cup final football match between Omonia and Apollonas and rushed in to pick up the bag which the motorcyclist dropped.

The officer asked him to stop but the motorcyclist instead picked up speed again and fled the scene.

After it transpired that the bag contained suspected cannabis, the sergeant delivered it to Larnaca drug squad YKAN.

They are investigating possession of drugs with intent to sell.

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