Fourth arrest made in drugs case

Police on Wednesday night made a fourth arrest connected to the finding of drugs in a residential property on Monday.

Three people had been arrested on Monday in Nicosia following a police search of the house in question which turned up a number of nylon packages containing a total of 250 grams of a “white crystalline substance” – likely crystal meth – and 60 grams of cannabis.

The trio, aged 19, 21, and 22 years old respectively, were arrested and handed seven-day remands on Wednesday.

The fourth arrestee is a 28-year-old man whose name became linked to the case following investigations. He was tracked down on Wednesday and arrested.

The police’s investigation into the matter is ongoing.