Under the driver’s seat of a car on the Northern Ring Road in northern Nicosia, officers found about a kilogram of a substance they suspect is cannabis. The driver had crossed from the southern part of Cyprus as a tourist.
Anti-drug and smuggling units carried out the stop on April 29, 2026. Police officer Bilal Altun described the operation to the court. The substance was taken as evidence and sent for laboratory analysis.
What the suspect told police
According to police, the man confessed voluntarily. He said an unknown person had contacted him on Telegram and told him to bring the drugs from the south to the TRNC. The fee was 500 euros.
It was not his first run. Investigators established that between April 18 and 29 he had already delivered about 4 kilograms to various points in Nicosia and had been paid 2,000 euros in total.
Police said CCTV footage is available to the investigation. They asked the court for a seven-day extension of his detention so investigators could finish their work, and the inquiry is continuing.
