Authorities seized quantities of ecstasy, cocaine, and methamphetamine, as well as the arrest of two individuals aged 29 and 31, was carried out by the Drug Enforcement Agency (YKAN) following an operation carried out by members of the Service yesterday in the Nicosia district.

Shortly after 1:00 p.m. yesterday, members of YKAN attempted to pull over for inspection a car driven by a 29-year-old man on the Alambra-Mosfiloti road, as part of an investigation into relevant information. The 29-year-old crashed his car into two police vehicles and continued driving, with police officers tracking him down in the Marki area, where the 29-year-old got into another vehicle driven by a 31-year-old man.

The 29-year-old and 31-year-old attempted to evade a traffic stop, resulting in their car colliding with a police vehicle and coming to a halt at that spot. Upon being stopped, the 29-year-old attacked the police officers, who proceeded to arrest him; after a knife was found in the car driven by the 31-year-old, he was also arrested.

A search of the area followed, where, according to information currently under investigation, the 29-year-old and 31-year-old were hiding drugs, with YKAN officers locating the following quantities of drugs in an open field, as well as at a second location in the Alambras area:

• 170 drug pills, known as ecstasy, with a total gross weight of 85 grams
• A quantity of white powder resembling cocaine, with a total gross weight of 40 grams
• A quantity of white crystalline substance, resembling methamphetamine, with a gross weight of 400 grams, as well as
• Two precision electronic scales, with traces of white cocaine powder

The search continued at a residence in the area, where, according to the evidence under review, the 29-year-old and 31-year-old reside. At the residence, the following items were located and seized for examination: 4,150 euros in cash, a cell phone, a tablet computer, and two drones.

Arrest warrants were issued against the 29-year-old and the 31-year-old, pursuant to which they were arrested and taken into custody for the purposes of investigating a case involving drug possession, possession of drugs with intent to supply to another person, money laundering, and traffic offenses.

The YKAN (Nicosia District Unit) is continuing its investigation.