The Larnaca District Court issued on Saturday an 8-day detention order against a young man aged 19 years old, for facilitating police interrogations in connection with an investigated case of conspiracy to commit a felony and illegal importation and possession of drugs.
As YKAN Commander Michalis Katsunotos told the Cyprus News Agency, "the process of detention of the 19-year-old took place at the Larnaca General Hospital where he is being held under guard. The Court issued an 8-day detention order against him."
He added that "the young man has so far discarded a total of 81 packages which, at first sight, appear to contain cocaine. The 19-year-old will remain under guard at the hospital until procedures are completed to confirm to us that he has completely cleared his system of foreign objects."
Katsunotos also said that "YKAN's investigations continue in relation to the route the young man took and the recipients of the drugs in Cyprus".
It is recalled that "as part of the actions taken to detect drugs imported into the Republic, on the evening of Thursday 28 April, a check was carried out on a young man aged 19, who arrived at Larnaca airport from a European country".
The 19-year-old "with his written consent, was taken to Larnaca General Hospital, where he underwent an X-ray and it was found that there were foreign objects inside his body. During his stay at the hospital, the 19-year-old excreted a number of preparations which, at first sight, appeared to contain cocaine."
The case is being investigated by the Larnaca District Unit of the YKAN.
Source: KYPE
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