Lefkoşa court sends Briton who smuggled 2 kg of cannabis through Metehan to prison
The Lefkoşa court sent a British national detained at the Metehan checkpoint with 2 kg of cannabis to prison for up to three months.
A man identified by the initials O.Z.B. was stopped at the Metehan crossing on 7 September at around 15:00. During a search of the vehicle, the TRNC police found around 2 kilograms of cannabis.
In court, he admitted that he was supposed to leave the consignment at an agreed location in Lefkoşa and receive 300 euros for it. He also admitted that on 30 August he had already transported 2 kilograms of the drug in the same way.
The accused is a British national permanently residing in the Republic of Cyprus. Metehan remains one of the main crossings for vehicles between the TRNC and the Republic of Cyprus.
The order to remand him in custody for a period not exceeding three months was issued by Judge Gizem Ercias. The charges are the illegal importation and possession of narcotic substances.
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