By a Staff Reporter
LIMASSOL police yesterday arrested a man believed to be the provider of 750 ecstasy tablets allegedly found in the possession of two youths in Yermasoyia on Saturday night.
The two youths, 20-year-old Spyros Paphitis and Syrian Jup Muhammad, 19, have been remanded in custody for eight days.
Police said they were also looking for a fourth man who was also present at the scene and is thought to have been the prospective buyer of the drugs.
The alleged provider was arrested late yesterday afternoon, but denied any involvement in the case.
The other two suspects detained are believed to have acted as ‘mules’.
The area where the deal was due to happen had been placed under surveillance with the two suspects arriving on the scene first.
They were seen talking to a third, unknown individual until a second car arrived.
The 20-year-old approached the car and allegedly picked up four plastic bags containing 750 tablets, thought to be ecstasy.
He returned to his car and tried to leave, but was intercepted by drug squad officers.
The alleged provider of the drugs managed to escape, crashing into two police cars in the process.
The buyer also escaped on a motorcycle, which had been parked nearby.
The two youths have allegedly told police that one had been promised £200 and the other five ecstasy tablets to carry out the transaction.
Police later searched Paphitis’ home and allegedly found 30 grams of cannabis.
The latest suspect is due to appear in court today.
The Cyprus Mail is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Cyprus. It was established in 1945 and today, with its popular and widely-read website, the Cyprus Mail is among the most trusted news sites in Cyprus. The newspaper is not affiliated with any political parties and has always striven to maintain its independence. Over the past 70-plus years, the Cyprus Mail, with a small dedicated team, has covered momentous events in Cyprus’ modern history, chronicling the last gasps of British colonial rule, Cyprus’ truncated independence, the coup and Turkish invasion, and the decades of negotiations to stitch the divided island back together, plus a myriad of scandals, murders, and human interests stories that capture the island and its -people. Observers describe it as politically conservative.
