Paphos police fire warning shots as teen arrested for drug possession

The police fired warning shots as they attempted to arrest a 19-year-old male over the alleged possession of illegal drugs, according to an announcement released on Friday.

The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon, with the police saying they had attempted to pull a car over to stop for a check, but that its driver “refused to comply and sped away”, and committed a “series of traffic violations” while making his escape.

They said they tracked down and stopped the vehicle...