Filenews 30 March 2023
Handcuffs were passed yesterday by the Police to a 57-year-old owner of a Service Bureau in connection with a case of obtaining a driver's license with false representations and circulation of a false document with 20 foreigners from third countries involved.
An interrogator denies any involvement in the case and gave several allegations which are being investigated. Today he will be taken to Court for an application for his detention.
It is recalled that the case was discovered after an inspection carried out by the person in charge of the Limassol Citizen's Center, which found that from 8/12/22 to 3/3/23, 20 foreigners had applied for the issuance or reissue of a student driving license, to whom the relevant licenses had been given. A review of the applications found that the 20 persons presented Alien's Residence Cards (MUE2), which were, however, forged and falsified. The 16 cases concern the Limassol KEPO and the four the Agros KEPO.
Initially, three persons who are in eight-day detention were arrested and in their testimony they said they paid a sum of money to certain persons, who obtained a driver's license after working as food distributors.
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A case of poaching and illegal killing of game, specifically a hare, is being investigated by the Police in the district of Paphos. Two persons, aged 20 and 19, have been charged in writing with the offences.
Specifically, 30 minutes after midnight, last night, following information about shots fired in an area in Mesogi, in the district of Paphos, members of the Game and Fauna Service, along with Agro-firefighters of the Pafos district, rushed to the area where they located and stopped for inspection a car driven by a 20-year-old, with a co-driver of a 19-year-old. In the possession of the 19-year-old passenger, an assembled shotgun was found, loaded with two empty cartridges, while in front of the 19-year-old's position, a killed hare was found.
After the firearm, the cartridges, and the killed hare were received by the members of the Game and Fauna Service, the two suspects were summoned and presented to the ICF Paphos, for the purpose of police examinations. After they were interrogated in writing by the members of the Police, they were charged in writing with offenses of conspiracy, poaching, and illegal possession and transportation of a firearm.
The firearm, the cartridges, and the killed hare were handed over to the ICF Paphos as evidence, for further examination.
The ICF Paphos is investigating.
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The Police arrested 15 persons illegally residing in the territory of the Republic of Cyprus yesterday, during a coordinated operation that took place in Nicosia.
The operation took place yesterday morning and was attended by members of the Aliens and Immigration Service of the Police Headquarters. During the operation, searches were carried out at various premises in Nicosia, while a total of 45 foreigners were identified and checked.
Fifteen of the above persons were found to be staying illegally in Cyprus. They were therefore arrested and detained to begin their deportation proceedings.
UNHCR & Nicosia continues the examinations.
