A 43 YEAR-OLD former taxi driver and two Pakistani nationals he employed were remanded for eight days yesterday, on suspicion of manufacturing, storing and distributing prohibited substances.
The 43-year-old’s parents aged 72 and 71, who were also arrested were released after no incriminating evidence was found against them.
The former taxi driver however admitted his involvement to the Nicosia district court.
“Yes I produced anabolic steroids” he said.
He then went on to name an Israeli man who allegedly served as his liaison with a huge international drug distribution cartel.
The two Pakistani men denied any involvement in the case but were implicated after the police found documentation incriminating them at one of their homes.
The men were arrested late on Tuesday night after large quantities of raw materials that could be used to manufacture illegal anabolic steroids were located in a laboratory during a police raid in Nicosia.
Cypriot police launched multiple raids on locations around the island yesterday, while similar simultaneous operations were also launched around Europe and in the US.

