Two remanded after police seize 27.5kg of ketamine from Limassol apartment
Police also seized other drugs and €10,000 in cash and are examining a possible link to an earlier ketamine discovery.
Limassol, Cyprus. Police found 27.5 kilograms of ketamine and smaller quantities of other drugs in a Limassol apartment, the drug squad YKAN said on Wednesday. The apartment’s two tenants, aged 23 and 24, were arrested and remanded for eight days by the Limassol criminal court.
Drugs and cash seized
Officers searched the apartment in the tenants’ presence and seized 377 grams of cannabis, 776 grams of mephedrone, 269 grams of MDMA and 172 grams of cocaine, in addition to the ketamine. They also seized €10,000 in cash.
Police said the two men resisted arrest during the search, and an officer was injured in the ensuing fracas.
Earlier discovery under investigation
The men arrived in Cyprus on September 20 and rented the apartment on September 24, police said. They were scheduled to leave the apartment on Tuesday, September 29.
Investigators are examining whether the case is connected to the discovery of 386 kilograms of ketamine on September 12 and 14. An Israeli and a Palestinian couple are suspects in that case.
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