CRIME ROUND UP

 Pafos Live 2 July 2026

As part of the operational actions of the Anti-Drug Service to combat drug trafficking and trafficking, a 63-year-old man was arrested yesterday, while two kilograms of cannabis were located and confiscated.

Yesterday afternoon, members of the Anti-Drug Service stopped a car driven by a 63-year-old man on the Zygi-Mari road for a check. During the search that followed, a quantity of cannabis weighing about 500 grams was found in the vehicle, resulting in his arrest for a flagrante delicto.

PAPHOS-LIMASSOL HIGHWAY - KANTOU/AGIOS SYLAS EXIT - ROAD CLOSED TONIGHT

 

PAPHOS-LIMASSOL HIGHWAY - KANTOU/AGIOS SYLAS EXIT - ROAD CLOSED TONIGHT - 2/7

As part of the investigation into the fatal road collision that occurred on June 20, 2026 on the Paphos - Limassol highway, a section of the highway will be closed tonight for reconstruction purposes.

Specifically, the road from the Kantou exit to the Agios Sylas exit will remain closed from 11 p.m. until 1 a.m. the next day.

Traffic on the section of the highway in question will be diverted from the old Paphos - Limassol highway.

The examinations will be carried out by the Traffic Collision Investigation & Reconstruction Section of the Traffic Police Headquarters, in collaboration with the Limassol Traffic Police.

The Police ask for the public's understanding for any inconvenience that may be caused and call on drivers to be particularly careful and comply with the instructions of the police officers.

CYPRUS SEES 1.7 million NIGHTS BOOKED IN SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN SINGLE QUARTER

CYPRUS SEES 1.7 million NIGHTS BOOKED IN SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN SINGLE QUARTER - Cy Mail 2/6 by Kyriacos Nicolaou


Cyprus recorded 1,711,525 guest nights in short-term rental accommodation booked through online platforms during the fourth quarter of 2025, according to data released by Eurostat on Thursday, as demand for platform-based accommodation continued to grow across Europe.

The figures cover accommodation booked through major online platforms including Airbnb, Booking and Expedia, with Cyprus treated as a single statistical region because of its size, unlike larger countries that are divided into multiple regions.

BOARD OF PEACE WRAPS UP CYPRUS TALKS WITH PALESTINIAN TECHNOCRATIC COMMITTEE

BOARD OF PEACE WRAPS UP CYPRUS TALKS WITH PALESTINIAN TECHNOCRATIC COMMITTEE - Cy Mail 2/7 by Eleni Panayiotou


The Palestinian technocratic committee expected to assume a role in the post-war administration of Gaza announced late on Wednesday that it had completed its two-day meetings in Cyprus, which focused on humanitarian management, reconstruction and the framework for the territory’s future governance.

The committee said it held a series of meetings with experts from the Board of Peace, the office of the High Representative for Gaza, Nikolay Mladenov, and the Tony Blair Institute.

THESE ARE THE FIVE INVESTIGATORS APPOINTED FOR THE MAFIA STATE PROBE

THESE ARE THE FIVE INVESTIGATORS APPOINTED FOR THE MAFIA STATE PROBE  - in-cyprus 2/7


The Cabinet has appointed a five-member team of independent criminal investigators to examine the findings of the Independent Authority against Corruption’s report into the “Mafia State” case.

The team consists of:

-Vasilios Skouris, Professor Emeritus of Public Law at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and former President of the Court of Justice of the European Union, who will head the team;
-Christos Mylonopoulos, Professor Emeritus of Criminal Law at the University of Athens;
-Sotiris Liasides, a former judge;
-Nikolas Koursaris, a lawyer specialising in criminal proceedings and Vice-President of a committee of the Nicosia Bar Association;
-Dimitris Tsolakides, a criminal law lawyer and member of the Criminal Justice Committee and the Criminal Law Sub-Committee of the Cyprus Bar Association.

CYPRUS POLICE DELIVER 13,000 FINES IN 20 DAYS OF NEW PHOTORADAR LIST

CYPRUS POLICE DELIVER 13,000 FINES IN 20 DAYS OF NEW PHOTORADAR LIST - in-cyprus 2/7 by Michalis Chatzivasilis



Police are stepping up efforts to deliver tens of thousands of unpaid speed camera fines to drivers, some of whom have racked up between five and eight outstanding fines along with numerous penalty points, with delivery now taking place at roadblocks, police stations and soon from all patrol cars.

The matter of the so-called photoradar list, a list of drivers with outstanding fines from the camera enforcement system, was tabled in Parliament but not discussed, despite questions raised by MPs, due to time constraints.

HIO FINES THREE DOCTORS €11,500 OVER GESY BILLING BREACHES

HIO FINES THREE DOCTORS €11,500 OVER GESY BILLING BREACHES - in-cyprus 2/7 by Marilena Panayi


Cyprus’s Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) fined three doctors a total of €11,500 last month after inspections found they had acted outside GHS regulations, and in some cases outside medically indicated guidelines, in prescribing and billing for patients under the General Health System (GHS).

The cases involved an endocrinologist and a nephrologist accused of over-prescribing hormone replacement medication to GHS beneficiaries, and an orthopaedic surgeon who sought reimbursement for procedures and examinations he had not carried out, identified after complaints from his own patients to the HIO’s relevant department.