Two in custody on suspected drugs offences
TWO MEN were remanded in custody for eight days by the Larnaca district court yesterday in connection with the alleged possession and sale of illegal drugs. The drug squad were monitoring the movements...
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THE House education committee yesterday discussed a report showing that Cyprus’ teenagers drink more, with binge drinking marking a noticeable difference.Forty-four per cent of teenagers aged between...
View ArticleDrug suppliers raking it in
Author: Poly Pantelides WHOLESALE buyers of illegal drugs in Cyprus might expect to pay up to €45,000 per kilo for cocaine, about €10,000 euros per kilo for cannabis, and up to €5,000 for a thousand...
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FOUR kilos of synthetic drugs were seized by police leading to the arrest of a couple from Dromolaxia in Larnaca, both aged 24, on Monday. On December 6, the drug squad placed a package that had...
View ArticleDrug busts in Larnaca and Limassol
Author: Peter Stevenson POLICE in Larnaca arrested two men from Nicosia, aged 45 and 64, late on Thursday after 112 grammes of heroin were found in their possession. Larnaca District Court ordered...
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Cheaper medicines from next month
Author: Poly Pantelides A PRICE reduction in medicines will become effective on February 11 when the price list will be updated for the first time since 2009, health minister Androula Agrotou pledged...
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A MAN was remanded for eight days yesterday after being arrested on Monday in connection with the possession of drugs. The was arrested in Limassol after police said they found 150 grammes of an...
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THREE men aged 23, 24 and 25 were arrested by police in Larnaca on Monday for the illegal possession of drugs with the intent to sell, police said. Members of Larnaca’s drug squad raided the flat where...
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Group of individuals sought after man shot POLICE were yesterday seeking a group of individuals – thought to be foreign EU nationals – suspected of shooting and slightly injuring a 29-year-old Nicosia...
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TWO BROTHERS were arrested on Friday night in connection with charges of drug use and suspected contraband cigarettes. The two, aged 29 and 36, were stopped by police while driving down Makarios Avenue...
View ArticleTwo remanded on suspicion of selling drugs
TWO Serbian men, aged 29 and 43, were remanded in custody for eight days by Nicosia District Court yesterday.The two are being held while police investigate the pair for allegedly plotting to commit a...
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FOUR MEN were arrested at around 11.30pm on Thursday in Limassol, on suspicion of illegal import, possession and use of drugs and also for illegal residence in Cyprus.Members of the immigration service...
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Larnaca mulls free clinic LARNACA Municipality is now considering opening a clinic on the site of the community market to offer free medical care.“We are currently looking into starting a clinic which...
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Church theft POLICE received a report that holy relics valued at €8,100 were stolen from a church in Klirou between 8.30pm on Wednesday and 7am yesterday. The local police station is investigating the...
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School brawl POLICE are investigating a fight between roughly 30 youths in a school yard in Limassol which took place in the early hours of yesterday. According to a police spokesman, members of the...
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One in ten soldiers use soft drugs
Author: Peter Stevenson AROUND 10 per cent of recruits in the National Guard are soft-drug users according to Defence Minister Fotis Fotiou. Fotiou yesterday revealed the ministry’s new strategy to...
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A 27-YEAR-OLD man from Yeri was remanded for six days yesterday for a drugs related case. He was arrested on Sunday in Nicosia after members of the drug squad raided his house and found 46 grammes of a...
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