Police warn of rise in synthetic drugs as cocaine seizures more than double

Record cocaine seizures and the emergence of powerful new synthetic drugs have prompted concern among Cyprus police, who warned on Wednesday that criminal networks are rapidly adapting their methods and introducing increasingly dangerous substances to the local market.

Unveiling anti-drug squad (Ykan) statistics for the first half of 2026, police said they had already seized more than 75kg of cocaine this year, surpassing the total amount confiscated during the whole of 2025 by 130 per cent...