Evidence from 1,184 cases investigated in recent years by the district units of the Drug Law Enforcement Unit in Cyprus was destroyed this year, the Police said in a press release.
As it is noted that behind every case of drug trafficking or illegal anabolic substances, there is a final stage that few people know about, adding that this is the moment when the case is definitively closed: the destruction of the evidence.
‘This is a fully institutionalized, transparent, and controlled process that marks the definitive end of a criminal procedure, from the seizure of the illegal substances to the Court’s decision,’ the Police said, adding that the journey of each substance begins at the moment it is seized.
Police officers receive it, seal it, and meticulously record all of its details, it is emphasized.
From that point on, according to the Police, the evidence is sent to the State Laboratory, where it is examined and the type and exact quantity are confirmed. It is then sealed again and stored until it is officially presented before the Court as testimony for the case.
‘Only when all legal procedures are completed, when no legal remedies are pending, does the evidence proceed to its destruction,’ the Police added.