Cyprus Mail26 Jun 2026

Paphos man remanded in opium poppy case

A 38-year-old Paphos resident was remanded for eight days by the Paphos district court on Friday, one day after the suspect was arrested for the importation of dried poppy pods.

According to the police, evidence against the suspect emerged during an investigation into a package that arrived at Larnaca airport with approximately half a kilo of dried poppy pods....

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