Filenews 4 March 2023
Members of the YKAN (Larnaca Branch) spotted late last night a car that was parked on a street in the Larnaca district and in it were three persons.
During the check that followed by the members of the Police, it was found that in the driver's seat was a 17-year-old and as passengers, a 28-year-old and a 21-year-old all from the Larnaca district.
In a body search conducted on the 17-year-old, 12 nylon packages containing cannabis with a total weight of 22 grams, 3 nylon packages containing cocaine with a gross weight of 10 grams, a precision scale as well as a sum of money were found in the waist bag in his possession. The 17-year-old was arrested for flagrant offences.
A search of both the car and the other two persons followed without finding anything reprehensible.
The 17-year-old was taken to the offices of the YKAN (Larnaca Unit) for further examinations, while the other two persons were summoned for questioning.
During the interrogation, the 17-year-old allegedly admitted to committing the offences and gave various allegations which are being investigated.
The 28-year-old and the 21-year-old after being questioned, nothing emerged against them and departed.
After the end of the examinations, and after all the provisions of the Children's Society in Conflict with the Law were complied with, the 17-year-old was released without being charged pending scientific examinations.
The YKAN (Larnaca Unit) continues the examinations.
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As part of the investigation of a case involving the purchase and sale of stolen property, members of the Limassol OPE stopped at around 2.30 p.m. yesterday for inspection on a Limassol road, a car in which two persons aged 41 and 18 were on board, both from the Larnaca district.
During the investigation that followed, various power tools, headlights, tree mowers, various other tools and objects as well as 3 car catalysts were found inside the car, while a sum of money was found in the possession of the 41-year-old.
All found were received for further examinations while the above persons were arrested and detained.
The Moni Police Station continues the examinations.
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The Supreme Court sitting as a Court of Appeal (full composition) rejected the application of a GHS doctor, who had been arrested in 2021 during the coronavirus pandemic, on suspicion of issuing fake certificates to citizens that they were vaccinated.
The doctor in question had applied to the Supreme Court with an application for the issuance of a warrant, which would invalidate the warrants for his arrest and access of the Police to his telecommunications data. The Court had rejected his application and was now appealing against the decision to dismiss. The full Court of Appeal in its decision refers to the history of the case and the information given to the Police in early August 2021, according to which seriously ill persons with Covid-19 disease, were falsely alleged to have been vaccinated against this disease. The above information came to light, because at that time, these persons were hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU), as a result of the deterioration of their state of health. In addition, the same information suggested that the appellant, in the present appeal, a personal doctor in the General Health System (G.S.Y.), had, in that capacity, issued a vaccination certificate for each of the patients in question, falsely stating that he had administered the vaccine against Covid-19.
In the light of the above information, a team of police investigators was activated, members of which received statements from persons working in the hospitals where the sick were treated as well as from persons of their close family environment. From the content of the statements taken as above, the police investigators were convinced that the appellant might have been involved in the commission of certain criminal offences. For the purpose of their investigation, a warrant for his arrest was issued on 6.8.2021 and on 7.8.2021 he was detained for a period of seven days. The appellant, at the time of his arrest, consented to the search of his residence from where, among other things, a mobile phone and a laptop computer were received. In relation to the above objects, a decree for the retention of presumptions was issued on 12.8.2021.
Furthermore, it is noted that on 12.8.2021, following a unilateral request by the Attorney General of the Republic, a judicial warrant was issued, which allowed access to recorded content of private communication, in relation to the aforementioned two devices of the appellant. As stated in the above application, the criminal offence of Article 3(c) of the Prevention of Corruption Law, Cap. 161, that is, a transaction with an agent indicating corruption. The two arrest warrants and access to recorded content on a computer and mobile phone were challenged by application to the Court.
The Court of Appeal, after studying all seven grounds of appeal, rejected them in their entirety, finding that the two warrants were correctly issued on the basis of suspicions of involvement of the doctor in question and that no law or right was violated.
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A 23 years old Greek Cypriot who was convicted yesterday by the Permanent Assize Court of Limassol in a case of possession of more than 23 kg of cannabis will be in prison for the next 8 years. The young defendant was found guilty after his own admission to the serious charges he faced, namely, possession of drugs, possession with intent to supply to other persons and use of an illegal drug.
The Assize Court on Friday (03/03) imposed prison sentences on the defendant on the various charges, with more than 8 years on the charge of possession with intent to procure. The 23-year-old was arrested on January 15, 2023 by YKAN, following specific information that he is engaged in the trade and trafficking of large quantities of drugs and had gone to Larnaca to pick up a large quantity.
In his speech, the lawyer of the 23-year-old Giannis Polychronis, told the Court that his client owed a large amount of money to loan sharks and received threats against himself and members of his family. He agreed to transport the drugs in question, in exchange for repaying part of the debts he had incurred. It should be noted that the 23-year-old was involved in gambling networks and borrowed money from various persons as well as the supplier.
It is recalled that in order to stop his vehicle, an operation was set up by YKAN, members of which were placed along the Limassol - Larnaca highway from both directions in order to locate him on the evening of January 15th. The defendant, while on the motorway in the direction of Limassol, entered the old road and then instructions were given to stop it. At the height of the Monastery, he was intercepted by members of the YKAN while previously trying to escape and collided with two police vehicles.
The young man, as soon as he was stopped by the YKAN, admitted that he was in possession of drugs, saying: "I have drugs back on the hood". In a search of the car, 6 airtight packages containing cannabis weighing 6 kg and 480 grams were found with the defendant stating "I made a mistake".
