Limassol Criminal Court on Thursday jailed a 24-year-old man for four years after he admitted possessing cocaine and cannabis with intent to supply.[1] The man admitted possessing 76 grammes of cocaine and 523 grammes of cannabis for supply to others.[1] He received concurrent prison sentences, the longest being four years for possessing more than half a kilo of cannabis with intent to supply.[1] The four-year sentence runs from 29 July 2025, when he was taken into custody.[1]

The case came to light on 29 July 2025, when the Anti-Drugs Unit (YKAN) in Limassol received information about drug dealing at a park in Agios Athanasios.[1] Drug squad officers and the Limassol Crime Prevention Team found three people at the park, who ran off in the dark and escaped.[1] Officers seized a plastic bag holding packages of cannabis with a gross weight of more than two kilos, along with 79 grammes of cocaine, 100 ecstasy pills, 1,790 euros, a precision scale, adhesive tape and empty plastic bags.[1] His 29-year-old co-defendant was jailed for seven years in February.[1]

The defendant sentenced in February 2026 received concurrent terms of four and three years, the longest seven years for possessing 2 kilograms and 355 grams of cannabis for supply to others.[2] That defendant also admitted possessing 76 grams of cocaine and ecstasy tablets weighing a total of 42 grams with the intention of supplying them to others.[2] The defence told the court that the 24-year-old had acted recklessly and without much planning, while in a vulnerable position and seeking to secure drugs for his own use.[1] In mitigation the court took into account his guilty plea, his remorse, his clean criminal record and his personal circumstances.[1]