Pafos Live 10 January 2026
A serious case of poaching is being investigated by the hunting service in Paphos in cooperation with the police. A poacher did not hesitate to turn a Flaubert-type shotgun against gamekeepers in order to escape, managed to escape and is being sought, while a second person, a 66-year-old Greek Cypriot, who was with him, was arrested.
According to the police, members of the hunting service who were patrolling last night shortly after eight o'clock in the area of Achelia, detected light from a light in a fenced orchard. They approached quietly and saw two faces chasing game during the night using a lantern and Flaubert. When the gamekeepers tried to stop them, the poacher with the hunting gun turned it towards them and threatened to shoot them and they started running.








