Cyprus Mail19 Jun 2026

Customs dept seizes opium poppies at Larnaca airport

More than six kilograms of opium poppies were seized after being found inside a package which had been sent to Larnaca airport, the customs department said on Friday.

The department said the package had a “suspicious description and recipient” and was as such searched after it arrived at Larnaca airport, with exactly 30 packages of poppies, weighing exactly 6.3kg, being found inside....

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