The Larnaca Permanent Criminal Court imposed a 15-year prison sentence on a 35-year-old woman from the United States, who attempted to import 35 kilograms of cannabis into Cyprus last April.
The 35-year-old was found guilty, upon her own admission, of charges of possession and importation of drugs with the intent to supply them to other people.
According to the Police, the woman arrived at Larnaca Airport from Barcelona on the afternoon of April 4, 2025, carrying two pieces of luggage. She was subjected to a check by officers of the Customs Department at Larnaca Airport, in collaboration with members of the Drug Enforcement Agency. During the check, 61 packages were found in her two pieces of luggage, containing a quantity of dried cannabis plant material weighing 35 kilograms.
She confessed that she was recruited through an application on a social media platform.
Specifically, she stated that "she was going to travel from the US to France and unknown persons offered to pay for her vacation and give her €1.000 to transport two suitcases to Cyprus."
She claimed that she "did not know to whom she would deliver the drugs in Cyprus and how she would receive instructions after arriving in Cyprus."
The Larnaca Permanent Criminal Court made special reference to the frequency with which such serious drug cases are now coming before it and the need to impose deterrent sentences.
