Woman held after drugs find

A BULGARIAN woman was remanded in custody for eight days yesterday suspected of the illegal possession of four kilos of cannabis.

Tatiana Stefanova Kouta, 27, was arrested on Sunday morning after police raided her house in Protaras and her pub in Ayia Napa.

Police say Stefanova tried to dump a black plastic bag from the balcony behind her house as they approached to search the premises.

The bag was recovered by police, who found four kilos of cannabis inside.

During their search, the police also found two cigarette butts, which they believe contained cannabis, together with several cannabis seeds.

According to police information, Kouta was a member of a drug trafficking network and had been under surveillance for six months.

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