Bench warrants by Republic of Cyprus authorities in drug trafficking case prolong legal clash with SBA
Cyprus Police have issued arrest warrants for two drug trafficking suspects after they failed to appear in court, but things are far from clear as SBA authorities on the island claim jurisdiction over the case in what has become an unprecedented legal clash.
Greek Cypriot police on Thursday published the photos of two wanted men, 47-year-old Savvas Siderenou and 41-year-old Evangelos Evangelou, both of whom face drug trafficking charges in a fake cocaine shipment mired in a long and protracted jurisdiction war.
Last August Greek drug squad officers reportedly removed 17.6 kilos of cocaine from a ship at Piraeus port and placed dummy packages for a controlled delivery to Cyprus, with SBA officers arresting two Greek Cypriot men on trespassing charges at a fruit and vegetable storage facility in the Asomatos area of Akrotiri.
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