Paphos court jails a 24-year-old for 10 years over 16 kg of cannabis
On 30 March 2026 the Paphos Permanent Criminal Court sentenced a 24-year-old man to concurrent 10-year terms for illegally importing cannabis and possessing it for supply. Customs and YKAN had stopped him at Paphos Airport on 10 June 2025 with a net 16.003 kg of cannabis after a flight from another European country.
🇨🇾 Paphos (Permanent Criminal Court; seizure at Paphos Airport) · Cyprus
- Cannabis
- 16 kg
- Prison
- 10 years
On Monday 30 March 2026 the Paphos Permanent Criminal Court found a 24-year-old man guilty of
illegal import of cannabis and of illegal possession with intent to supply, and imposed concurrent
prison sentences of 10 years.[1][2]
The case began on 10 June 2025 at Paphos Airport, where Customs officers working with members of
YKAN, Cyprus’s drug police, stopped the man after he arrived on a flight from another European
country.[2] They found a gross quantity of 16 kilograms and 776 grams of cannabis; laboratory
tests later put the net weight at 16 kilograms and 3 grams.[2] Police arrested him and seized the
drugs.[2] The Paphos district unit of YKAN investigated the case.[2]
Sources
- Man jailed for 10 years for cannabis trafficking. Cyprus Mail, 30 March 2026. Archived copy.
- Βαριά «καμπάνα»: 10 χρόνια φυλάκιση σε 24χρονο για εμπόριο 16 κιλών κάνναβης. SigmaLive, 30 March 2026. In Greek. Archived copy.
Open questions the AI reported
- The defendant's name was not published in the sources opened.
- The European departure airport was not named.
- Coverage used file or generic photos; no photograph of this seizure or hearing was found with a recoverable media address.
