CRIME ROUND UP

 Pafos Live 12 May 2026

Members of the Anti-Narcotics Service (YKAN) conducted a search yesterday afternoon, by virtue of a court warrant, at the home of a 39-year-old man in Limassol.

During the search, a package was found inside the house, which contained a quantity of cannabis weighing about four grams.

Outside the house, nine more packages were found, containing a total amount of cannabis weighing about 327 grams, while a precision electronic scale with traces of cannabis was also found.

DIGIPOL - THE NEW DIGITAL PORTAL OF THE POLICE THAT GIVES ACCESS TO OVER 30 SERVICES - FROM CRIMINAL RECORD TO DECLARATION OF LOSS OF IDENTITY CARD

DIGIPOL - THE NEW DIGITAL PORTAL OF THE POLICE THAT GIVES ACCESS TO OVER 30 SERVICES - FROM CRIMINAL RECORD TO DECLARATION OF LOSS OF IDENTITY CARD - Filenews 12/5


The first screening of the DIGIPOL Portal took place today at the Traffic Education Park. It is a digital portal, whose main goal is to improve and simplify procedures, through automated and digitized services.

Through the GOV portal.CY #DigiPol gives access to more than 30 Police services, such as the issuance of a criminal record certificate, the provision of police reports and the submission of a declaration for the loss of an identity card.

ANIMAL PARTY TO PROTEST DOG LAW AND 'CRIMINAL INDIFFERENCE'

ANIMAL PARTY TO PROTEST DOG LAW AND 'CRIMINAL INDIFFERENCE' - Cy Mail 12/5 by Rebekah Gregoriades


Cyprus’ Animal Party will be staging a demonstration on Saturday at 11am outside parliament – currently dissolved pending the May 24 elections – to protest recent amendments to the law on dogs which the party said met demands put forward by hunters’ associations.

It also condemned the “criminal indifference” of local authorities and the parliament for placing political party interests above the interests of the country.

“It took ten years of discussions at the House environment committee with all involved services to reach the necessary amendments to the law on dogs, binding for dog owners,” the Animal Party said.

MELINA ELEFTHERIOU THEOFANIDES [15] MISSING FROM HER PLACE OF RESIDENCE IN NICOSIA

MELINA ELEFTHERIOU THEOFANIDES [15] MISSING FROM HER PLACE OF RESIDENCE IN NICOSIA - 12/5

The Police are asking for information that can help locate Melina Eleftheriou Theofanides, 15 years old, who has been missing since 11/05/2026 from her place of residence in Nicosia.

The missing girl is described as having a slim physique, 1.70m tall. approximately, with dark curly hair.

Anyone who knows anything that can help locate her is kindly requested to contact the Nicosia Police Department at the phone number 22-802222 or the nearest Police Station, or the Citizen's Line at the telephone number 1460.

20th CYPRUS RIALTO WORLD MUSIC FEST - Rialto Theatre, Limassol -9-19 July

 

20th CYPRUS RIALTO WORLD MUSIC FEST

Rialto Theatre, Limassol

9-19 July

Website for information - https://www.cyprusrialtoworldmusic.com/

TALA - REUSE COLLECTION - 1 JUNE

  

TALA - REFUSE COLLECTION - 1 JUNE

Please note there will be no collection as 1 June is a Bank Holiday

Green Dot recycling collections will be made as normal

NO MORE SUFFERING FOR PATIENTS AND DOCTORS - DIABETES DRUG PROCESS CHANGES AFTER PROTESTS OVER DELAYS IN APPROVALS

NO MORE SUFFERING FOR PATIENTS AND DOCTORS - DIABETES DRUG PROCESS CHANGES AFTER PROTESTS OVER DELAYS IN APPROVALS - Filenews 12/5 by Marilena Panayi


The Health Insurance Organization is making changes to the process of pre-approval and prescription of injectable drugs for diabetes, in an effort to limit the serious delays that have been observed lately in the examination of doctors' requests for their diabetic patients.